Purchase of Own Securities

Paterson Zochonis PLC
8 October 2001


Repurchase of shares

Paterson Zochonis plc announces that
on 08 October 2001 it purchased for
cancellation 75,000 of its ordinary
shares at a price of 560p per share
from Cazenove & Co. Ltd.

Enquiries

Shona Beckett  Cazenove & Co. Ltd.    020 7588 2828
Graham Calder  Paterson Zochonis plc  0161 491 8000
Ruston Smith   Paterson Zochonis plc  0161 491 8000