Director Shareholding

Paterson Zochonis PLC
13 February 2002



PATERSON ZOCHONIS PLC - NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS

PATERSON ZOCHONIS PLC ('THE COMPANY') ANNOUNCES THAT, ON 12TH FEBRUARY 2002 IT
WAS NOTIFIED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS THAT HILL SAMUEL OFFSHORE TRUST
COMPANY LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE PATERSON ZOCHONIS EMPLOYEE TRUST ('THE
ESOT'), HAD ON THE FOLLOWING DATE PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS OF ORDINARY
SHARES OF 10P EACH AND 'A' (NON-VOTING) ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH IN THE
COMPANY AT THE FOLLOWING PRICE:


              DATE            NUMBER OF 'A'           PRICE
                             ORDINARY SHARES
                            
           12.02.2002            12,000               £5.90


              DATE         NUMBER OF ORDINARY         PRICE
                                 SHARES

           12.02.2002            12,000               £8.50


THE ESOT IS A DISCRETIONARY TRUST UNDER WHICH THE CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES WHO
MAY BENEFIT COMPRISES ALL BONA FIDA EMPLOYEES AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE
COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES INCLUDING MEMBERS OF SUCH EMPLOYEES' AND FORMER
EMPLOYEES' IMMEDIATE FAMILIES. ACCORDINGLY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE
COMPANY NAMELY, PATERSON ZOCHONIS PLC ARE INCLUDED IN THE CLASS OF
BENEFICIARIES. AS A RESULT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ARE DEEMED TO HAVE AN
INTEREST IN ALL SUCH SHARES ALTHOUGH NONE OF THEM OR MEMBERS OF THEIR
IMMEDIATE FAMILIES HAS BEEN GRANTED ENTITLEMENT TO ANY OF SUCH SHARES.


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