Director Shareholding

City Centre Restaurants PLC
4 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 Following
                         Purchased                             Purchase

Andrew Page                2,500           62.5p                 12,500
Ian Hannah                 1,000             63p                  1,000
Andrew Thomas             20,000           62.5p                 40,000
(Thomas, Brunt and
Associates Ltd)



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