Director Shareholding

PZ CUSSONS PLC
18 September 2002


PZ CUSSONS PLC - NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS

PZ CUSSONS PLC (THE 'COMPANY') ANNOUNCES THAT, ON 17TH SEPTEMBER 2002 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 DATE PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF 'A' (NON-VOTING)
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH IN THE COMPANY AT THE FOLLOWING PRICE:

         
         DATE         NUMBER OF 'A' ORDINARY SHARES        PRICE 

      17.09.2002                65,000                     £6.90 



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, PZ CUSSONS 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. 


RAM SMITH
COMPANY SECRETARY

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