Director Shareholding

PZ CUSSONS PLC
20 September 2002



PZ CUSSONS PLC - NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS

PZ CUSSONS PLC (THE 'COMPANY') ANNOUNCES THAT, ON 18TH SEPTEMBER 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 NUMBER OF ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P
EACH IN THE COMPANY AT THE FOLLOWING PRICE:



         DATE       NUMBER OF ORDINARY SHARES         PRICE

      18.09.2002            65,000                    £8.70


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, PZ CUSSONS PLC ARE INCLUDED IN THE CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES. AS
A RESULT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ARE DEEMED TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN ALL OF SUCH
SHARES.



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