Purchase of Own Securities

Paterson Zochonis PLC
22 February 2001


Paterson Zochonis plc

Repurchase of shares

Paterson Zochonis plc announces that
on 22 February 2001 it purchased for
cancellation 90,000 of its ordinary shares
at a price of 415.01p per  share  and
415,000 of it's A ordinary shares at a price
of 359.99p 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