Purchase of Own Securities

Paterson Zochonis PLC
14 February 2001


Repurchase of shares

Paterson Zochonis plc announces that on 14 February 2001
it purchased for cancellation 180,000 of it's A ordinary
shares at a price of 360.74p per share from Cazenove &
Co.

Enquiries

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