Purchase of Own Securities

Paterson Zochonis PLC
16 February 2001

Paterson Zochonis plc

Repurchase of shares

Paterson Zochonis plc announces that on 16 February 2001 it purchased for
cancellation 45,000 of it's A ordinary shares at a price of 360p per share
from Cazenove & Co.


Enquiries

Shona Beckett
Cazenove & Co.
020 7588 2828

Graham Calder
Paterson Zochonis plc
0161 491 8000

Ruston Smith
Paterson Zochonis plc
0161 491 8000