Holding(s) in Company

Croda International PLC
29 May 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Croda International Plc


2. Reason for the notification (place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (  X  )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )


Other (please specify) : (    )

.................


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Lloyds TSB Group Plc


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :

.................


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

24 May 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 May 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Reached 3%


8. Notified details:

.................


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if      Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
possible using the ISIN
CODE
                             Number of shares      Number of voting Rights
Ordinary                               4,049,923                     4,049,923
GB0002335270


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if Number of    Number of voting        % of voting
possible using the ISIN shares       rights                  rights
CODE
                        Direct       Direct       Indirect   Direct   Indirect
Ordinary                 4,093,512    3,800,483    293,029    2.791      0.215
GB0002335270


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial    Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument              Period/       exercised/ converted.             rights
                        Date



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
     4,093,512                               3.006


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

3,800,483 shares are controlled by Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, part
of Scottish Widows Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.


293,029 shares are controlled by Lloyds TSB Private Banking Ltd, part of Lloyds
TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

.................


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................


13. Additional information:


Number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding shares held in treasury:
136,192,380



14. Contact name:

Miss A L Scott


15. Contact telephone number:

01405 860551






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