RNS Number:0113K
Coffee Republic PLC
14 April 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)   Name of company

Coffee Republic plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

The Richer Partnership Ltd

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
     holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As 2

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them

Not disclosed


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

14,000,000

6)   Percentage of issued class

6.23%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)   Percentage of issued class

N/A

9)   Class of security

Ordinary 5p

10)  Date of transaction

24.3.2003

11)  Date company informed

14.4.2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

61,000,000

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

27.16%

14)  Any additional information

N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

J P Gorman 020 7935 0027

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification

Jeremy P Gorman

     Date of notification ..14th April 2003.....



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