Director Shareholding

Paterson Zochonis PLC
9 May 2001


PATERSON ZOCHONIS PLC - NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS

PATERSON ZOCOHNIS PLC (THE 'COMPANY') ANNOUNCES THAT, ON 9TH MAY 2001 IT WAS
NOTIFIED BY IT'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS THAT HILL SAMUEL OFFSHORE TRUST COMPANY
LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE PATERSON ZOCHONIS EMPLOYEE TRUST (THE 'ESOT'), HAD
ON THE FOLLOWING DATES PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS OF ORDINARY SHARES OF
10P EACH AND 'A' (NON-VOTING) ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH IN THE COMPANY AT
THE FOLLOWING PRICE:


                DATE           NUMBER OF 'A'         PRICE
                              ORDINARY SHARES

              02.05.2001          15,000             £4.15



                DATE         NUMBER OF ORDINARY      PRICE         
                                  SHARES

             
              04.05.2001          15,000             £4.78



THE ESOT IS A DISCRETIONARY TRUST UNDER WHICH THE CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES WHO
MAY BENEFIT COMPRISES ALL BONA FIDE EMPLOYEES AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE
COMPANY AND IT'S SUBSIDIARIES INCLUDING MEMBERS OF SUCH EMPLOYEES' AND FORMER
EMPLOYEES' IMMEDIATE FAMILIES.  ACCORDINGLY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE
COMPANY NAMELY, PATERSON ZOCHONIS 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 ALTHOUGH NONE OF THEM OR MEMBERS OF THEIR
IMMEDIATE FAMILIES HAS BEEN GRANTED ENTITLEMENT TO ANY OF SUCH SHARES.

AG CALDER
DIRECTOR