Director Shareholding

City Centre Restaurants PLC
5 April 2002


                  City Centre Restaurants plc ('the Company')

City Centre Restaurants plc announces that the undermentioned directors have
today purchased the following ordinary shares in the Company:


Director          Ordinary Shares   Share Price      Total Shares Held 
                     Purchased                       Following Purchase

Alan Jackson          10,000              65p              30,000
Andrew Guy            27,000              65p              50,000



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