Purchase of Own Securities

Paterson Zochonis PLC
15 March 2001


Repurchase of shares

Paterson Zochonis plc announces that on
15 March 2001 it purchased for cancellation
25,000 of it's A ordinary shares at a price of
380p 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