Purchase of Own Securities

Paterson Zochonis PLC
11 December 2001


Paterson Zochonis plc

Repurchase of shares

Paterson Zochonis plc announces that
on 11 December 2001 it purchased for
cancellation 25,000 of its ordinary
shares at a price of 675p 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