Croda International Regulatory News (CRDA)

1.

The SIP trustee (Capita IRG Trustees Limited) acquired 2,976 ordinary shares by purchase in the market on 10 April 2012 at a total cost of £62,067.305 and allocated them to employees participating in the SIP as partnership shares.

2.

The SIP trustee (Capita IRG Trustees Limited) also acquired 2,976 ordinary shares by purchase in the market on 10 April 2012 at a total cost of £62,067.305 and allocated them to employees participating in the SIP as matching shares.

3.

The following directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities purchased the number of ordinary shares of 10p set out against their names below, at a price of 2068p per ordinary share, and were allocated for no consideration the number of matching shares set out against their names below:

Name

Role

Number of ordinary

shares purchased

Number of matching

shares allocated

S E Foots

Executive Director

6

6

M S Christie

Executive Director

7

7

K Layden

Executive Director

6

6

D E Barraclough

PDMR

6

6

S E Breene

PDMR

6

6

M W Heijbroek

PDMR

6

6

G L Myers

PDMR

6

6

K M Nutbrown

PDMR

6

6

A L Scott

PDMR

6

6