Purchase of Own Securities

Paterson Zochonis PLC
1 November 2001


Paterson Zochonis plc

Repurchase of shares

Paterson Zochonis plc announces that
on 01 November 2001 it purchased for
cancellation 60,000 of its ordinary
shares at a price of 570p 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