Holding in Company

Paterson Zochonis PLC
14 September 2000


PATERSON ZOCHONIS PLC

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE COMPANY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION, LATE YESTERDAY,
FROM THE POST OFFICE PENSION SCHEME, UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT
1985, CONFIRMING THEIR HOLDING OF 790,292 ORDINARY 10p SHARES OF PATERSON
ZOCHONIS PLC REPRESENTING 3.23% OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF THAT CLASS.


REGARDS



TFG HARRISON
DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY