Purchase of Own Securities

Paterson Zochonis PLC
23 May 2001


Repurchase of shares

Paterson Zochonis plc announces that on
23 May 2001 it purchased for cancellation
25,000 of its A ordinary shares at a price of
443p per share from Cazenove & Co. Ltd.

Enquiries

Shona Beckett     Cazenove & Co. Ltd.
020 7588 2828
Graham Calder     Paterson Zochonis plc
0161 491 8000
Ruston Smith      Paterson Zochonis plc
0161 491 8000