Director Shareholding

PZ CUSSONS PLC
03 June 2003


                                 PZ Cussons Plc

                     Notification of interests of directors


PZ CUSSONS PLC (THE 'COMPANY') ANNOUNCES THAT, ON 28TH MAY 2003 IT WAS NOTIFIED
BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS THAT HILL SAMUEL OFFSHORE TRUST COMPANY LIMITED AS
TRUSTEE OF THE PZ CUSSONS PLC EMPLOYEE TRUST (THE 'ESOT'), HAD ON THE FOLLOWING
DATE PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH AND 'A'
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH IN THE COMPANY AT THE FOLLOWING PRICE:


   DATE            NUMBER OF ORDINARY SHARES                         PRICE
28.05.2003                  10,000                                   £7.725

   DATE            NUMBER OF 'A' ORDINARY SHARES                     PRICE
28.05.2003                  10,000                                   £6.90



THE ESOT IS A DISCRETIONARY TRUST UNDER WHICH THE CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES WHO MAY
BENEFIT COMPRISES ALL BONA FIDA EMPLOYEES AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPANY
AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES INCLUDING MEMBERS OF SUCH EMPLOYEES' AND FORMER
EMPLOYEES' IMMEDIATE FAMILIES. ACCORDINGLY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE
COMPANY NAMELY, PZ CUSSONS 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.




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