Purchase of Own Securities

Paterson Zochonis PLC
13 March 2001


Repurchase of shares

Paterson Zochonis plc announces that
on 13 March 2001 it purchased for
cancellation 50,000 of its ordinary shares
at a price of 445p per  share  and
25,000 of it's A ordinary shares at a price
of 385p 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