Holding in Company

Paterson Zochonis PLC
6 September 2000



PATERSON ZOCHONIS PLC

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE COMPANY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION TODAY FROM
PHILLIPS & DREW HOLDING LIMITED, UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985,
THAT THEIR HOLDING HAS DECREASED TO 893,623 ORDINARY 10p SHARES OF PATERSON
ZOCHONIS PLC REPRESENTING 3.65% OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF THAT CLASS.


TFG HARRISON
DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY