Purchase own shares for LTIP

Croda International PLC
09 August 2005



Croda International Plc


Croda announces that the Trustee of the Employee Benefit Trust ('the Trust')
acquired on 8 August 2005, 200,000 ordinary shares in the company for the
purposes of the Trust at a price of 408p per share.  It is intended that these
shares will be used to satisfy conditional awards made under the Company's Long
Term Incentive Plan in respect of directors and senior employees.  The directors
and persons discharging managerial responsibilities have interests in the
following shares:-

Name of Participant                  Number of Shares subject to an Award

M Humphrey                           93,810
B M Richmond                         60,820
D E Barraclough                      26,145
K R Gregersen                        26,145
K M Nutbrown                         23,919
K Layden                             19,434

Following this transaction 2,606,630 shares are held by the Trustee.


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