Croda International Regulatory News (CRDA)

1.

The SIP trustee (Capita IRG Trustees Limited) acquired 3,656 ordinary shares by purchase in the market on 10 December 2010 at a total cost of £56,302.15 and allocated them to employees participating in the SIP as partnership shares.

2.

The SIP trustee (Capita IRG Trustees Limited) also acquired 3,656 ordinary shares by purchase in the market on 10 December 2010 at a total cost of £56,302.15 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 1527p 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

M Humphrey

Executive Director

9

9

M S Christie

Executive Director

8

8

S E Foots

Executive Director

9

9

D E Barraclough

PDMR

9

9

K Layden

PDMR

9

9

G L Myers

PDMR

9

9

K M Nutbrown

PDMR

9

9

A L Scott

PDMR

8

8