Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Croda International Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

 No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

 No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 No

Other (please specify):

 No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

 AEGON Asset Management UK

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

 27 June 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 28 June 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 GB0002335270

4,274,604

4,274,604

3,946,344

 3,946,344

120,892

2.90%

0.09%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/ConversionPeriod

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exerciseprice

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversionperiod

Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to

% of voting rights

Contract for Difference

N/A

N/A

N/A

 7,465

Nominal

Delta

0.01%

1

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 4,074,691

2.99%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

AEGON Asset Management UK:-

AEGON Asset Management UK Holdings Ltd

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

AEGON Investment Management UK Ltd

AEGON ICVC

AEGON VCIC

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 AEGON Asset Management UK

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

Number of Croda International Plc ordinary shares in issue, excluding shares held in treasury: 136,105,902

14. Contact name:

Louise Scott

15. Contact telephone number:

01405 860551