Purchase of shares for SIP

Croda International PLC
05 August 2005

Croda International Plc



Croda International Plc ('Croda') announces that the Trustee of the Croda Share
Incentive Plan ('SIP') acquired on 4 August 2005, 100,000 ordinary shares in the
company for the purposes of the SIP at a price of 410p per share.  The shares
will be used by the company to provide the matching shares to be given by the
company against the partnership shares bought by participating employees each
month.



M Humphrey and B M Richmond, directors of the company, both have a potential
interest as each is contributing to the SIP.  Their current holdings in the SIP
are:-


                          Partnership Shares         Matching Shares
M Humphrey                1,239                      1,239
B M Richmond              1,239                      1,239








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