Croda International PLC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2014

Mar 24, 2014

Croda International Plc

Annual General Meeting – 24 April 2014

To be held at: The Royal York Hotel, Station Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO24 1AA
If you wish to attend the 2014 Annual General Meeting please sign this card and on arrival hand it to the Company's Registrars. This will facilitate entry to the meeting.

Croda International Plc

Annual General Meeting – 24 April 2014

The eighty-ninth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at The Royal York Hotel, Station Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO24 1AA on Thursday 24 April 2014 at 12 noon. Please refer to the Notice of Meeting for further details. Assistance from York Train Station is available upon request.

To assist us with arrangements would you please complete and return this portion of the reply paid card if you propose to attend the meeting. If you are unable to attend but would be entitled to vote, you may appoint a proxy using the form of proxy below.

I propose to attend the Annual General Meeting ☐

| Notice of Availability – Annual Report 2013 and Notice of AGM
Important - please read carefully
You can now access the 2013 Annual Report and Notice of AGM by visiting this website: www.croda.com/AGM
If you wish to receive a paper copy of the Annual Report and/or Notice of AGM please contact Capita Asset Services, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4TU or email agm@croda.com.
Please note the deadline for receiving proxies is 12 noon on 22 April 2014. | |
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| Signature of person attending | Signed: _____ |
| Bar code: ____ | Date: ___ |
| Investor code: ___ | |
| Event code: ______ | |
| Please see Notes overleaf. | |

Please detach this portion of the card and return only if you propose to attend the Annual General Meeting.

Form of Proxy

Croda International Plc – Annual General Meeting

Name: _________

I/We being a member of the Company hereby appoint the Chairman of the meeting or (see note 1)
Bar code: _________

Name of Proxy: _____
Number of Shares proxy is appointed over: _______

Investor code: _____
Event code: _______

as my/our proxy to attend, speak and vote on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at 12 noon on Thursday 24 April 2014 and at any adjournment thereof. I have indicated with an "X" how I/we wish my/our votes to be cast on the following resolutions:

If you wish to appoint multiple proxies please see note 1 on the reverse of this form.
☐ Please also tick here if you are appointing more than one proxy.

Resolutions	Please mark "X" to indicate how you wish to vote	Bar Code	Vote Withheld	Resolutions	Please mark "X" to indicate how you wish to vote	Bar Code	Vote Withheld
1	To receive financial statements and the reports of the directors and auditors	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	11	To re-elect P N N Turner as a director	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××
2	To approve the directors' remuneration policy	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	12	To re-elect S G Williams as a director	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××
3	To approve the directors' remuneration report	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	13	To re-appoint the auditors	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××
4	To declare a final dividend	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	14	To determine the auditors' remuneration	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××
5	To re-elect M S Christie as a director	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	15	Political donations	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××
6	To re-elect A M Ferguson as a director	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	16	Authority to allot shares	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××
7	To re-elect M C Flower as a director	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	17	Disapplication of pre-emption rights	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××
8	To re-elect S E Foots as a director	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	18	Authority to make market purchases of own shares	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××
9	To elect H L Ganczakowski as a director	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	19	Notice period for shareholders' meetings	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××
10	To re-elect K Layden as a director	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	20	Adoption of new Performance Share Plan rules	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××	×××××××××××××××××××××××××××

Signature: _____
Date: _______

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Business Reply Service Licence No. DC 164

Mrs D S Hill
Croda International Plc
Cowick Hall
Snaith
GOOLE
DN14 9AA

Business Reply
Licence Number
RLUB-TBUX-EGUC

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Notes

1. To appoint as a proxy a person other than the Chairman of the meeting insert their full name in the space provided. To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional proxy form(s) may be obtained by contacting the Registrars or you may photocopy this form. If you appoint more than one proxy, each proxy must be appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by you. Please indicate in the box next to the proxy's name the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. Please also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given. All forms must be signed and should be returned together in the same envelope. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.

2. Unless otherwise indicated the proxy will vote as he thinks fit or, at his discretion, abstain from voting.

3. The Form of Proxy overleaf must arrive not later than 48 hours before the time set for the meeting at Capita Asset Services, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU during usual business hours accompanied by any power of attorney under which it is executed (if applicable). If you prefer, you may return the proxy form to the Registrar in an envelope addressed to FREEPOST RSBH-UXKS-LRBC, PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU.

4. A corporation must execute the Form of Proxy under either its common seal or the hand of a duly appointed officer or attorney.

5. The Form of Proxy is for use in respect of the shareholder account specified overleaf only and should not be amended or submitted in respect of a different account.

6. The "Vote Withheld" option is to enable you to abstain on any particular resolution. Such a vote is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.

7. Ordinary Shares held in uncertificated form (i.e. in CREST) may be voted through the CREST Proxy Voting Service in accordance with the procedures set out in the CREST manual. Ordinary shareholders wishing to vote online should visit www.capitashareportal.com and follow the instructions.

8. In the case of joint holders, the signature of only one of the joint holders is required but, if more than one votes, the vote of the first named on the Register of Members will be accepted to the exclusion of the other joint holders.

9. Entitlement to attend and vote at the meeting and the number of votes which may be cast at the meeting will be determined by reference to the Register of Members of the Company at 6 p.m. on 22 April 2014. Changes to entries on the Register of Members after that time shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.

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