Purchase of Own Securities

Paterson Zochonis PLC
10 April 2001


Paterson Zochonis plc

Repurchase of shares

Paterson Zochonis plc announces that
on 10 April 2001 it purchased for
cancellation 75,000 of its ordinary shares
at a price of 433.33p per share and
40,000 of it's A ordinary shares at a price
of 366p 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