Holding(s) in Company

Croda International PLC
27 March 2006


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                    

 

1. Name of company

 
Croda International Plc                                                         

 

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

 
Legal & General Group plc                                                       

 

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

 
Investments held by Legal & General Group plc and/or its subsidiaries           

 

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 914945 46,364                          
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 775245 390,001                         
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 357206 3,747,642                       
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 866203 240,742                         
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 916681 6,628                           
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 969995 319,517                         
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 360509 206,479                         

 

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

 
                                                                                

 

6. Percentage of issued class

 
                                                                                

 

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

 
Not disclosed                                                                   

 

8. Percentage of issued class

 
Not disclosed                                                                   

 

9. Class of security

 
Ordinary shares of 10p each                                                     

 

10. Date of transaction

 
Not disclosed                                                                   

 



 

11. Date company informed

 
27 March 2006                                                                   

 

12. Total holding following this notification

 4,957,373  

 

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

 
4.00% 

 

14. Any additional information

 
Number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding shares held in treasury:          
123,871,255                                                                     

 

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

 
Mrs A M McIntyre - 01405 863260                                                 

 

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

 
Mrs A M McIntyre                                                                

 

Date of notification

 
27 March 2006                                                                   

 

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