Director Shareholding

Paterson Zochonis PLC
17 September 2001


PATERSON ZOCHONIS PLC - NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS

PATERSON ZOCHONIS PLC (THE 'COMPANY') ANNOUNCES THAT, ON 17TH SEPTEMBER 2001
IT WAS NOTIFIED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS THAT HILL SAMUEL OFFSHORE TRUST
COMPANY LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE PATERSON ZOCHONIS EMPLOYEE TRUST (THE
'ESOT'), HAD ON THE FOLLOWING DATES PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS OF
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH AND 'A' (NON-VOTING) ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH
IN THE COMPANY AT THE FOLLOWING PRICE:

            
               DATE            NUMBER OF 'A'             PRICE
                              ORDINARY SHARES

               
              11.09.2001          25,000                 £4.50
              12.09.2001          32,000                 £4.125



               DATE            NUMBER OF ORDINARY        PRICE
                                    SHARES


              11.09.2001           57,000                £5.15



THE ESOT IS A DISCRETIONARY TRUST UNDER WHICH THE CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES WHO
MAY BENEFIT COMPRISES ALL BONA FIDA EMPLOYEES AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE
COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES INCLUDING MEMBERS OF SUCH EMPLOYEES' AND FORMER
EMPLOYEES' IMMEDIATE FAMILIES.  ACCORDINGLY, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE
COMPANY NAMELY, PATERSON ZOCHONIS PLC ARE INCLUDED IN THE CLASS OF
BENEFICIARIES.  AS A RESULT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ARE DEEMED TO HAVE AN
INTEREST IN ALL OF SUCH SHARES ALTHOUGH NONE OF THEM OR MEMBERS OF THEIR
IMMEDIATE FAMILIES HAVE BEEN GRANTED ENTITLEMENT TO ANY OF SUCH SHARES.


TFG HARRISON
DIRECTOR