Appointment of Joint Broker

October 31st 2012

Croda International Plc

("Croda" or "the Company")

Appointment of Joint Broker

Croda is pleased to announce that it has appointed J.P. Morgan Cazenove as Joint Broker to the Company alongside Morgan Stanley. The appointment is with immediate effect.

For further information, please contact:

J.P. Morgan Cazenove +44 (0) 20 7742 4000

Laurence Hollingworth

Robert Constant

Morgan Stanley +44 (0) 20 7425 8000

Peter Moorhouse

Andrew Foster

Pendomer Communications +44 (0) 20 3603 5224

Charles Armitstead