RNS Number:1736P
Lewis Silkin
29 August 2003


                                  Date of Disclosure    29.8.03

                    DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 
                       OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing     29.8.03

Dealing in          BANK RESTAURANT GROUP PLC          (name of company)

1)  Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)   ORDINARY SHARES

2)  Amount bought                Amount sold             Price per unit

       18,052,500                                            2P
       NOTE A

3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled 
    (and percentage of class)       NOTE B                  (    %)


4) Party making disclosure     LEWIS SILKIN


5)  EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)    CONRAN HOLDINGS LIMITED
    OR     (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund 
               management organisation

6)  Reason for disclosure (Note 2)                                     
    (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3)                       YES     
                    (ii) offeree company                        NO

Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)  (1) 

If category (8), explain

     (b)  Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% 
          or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in)  NO

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above  N/A  

(Also print name of signatory)     GEOFFREY DAVIES

Telephone and extension number     020 7074 8100


Note 1.  Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company.  If relevant, also 
         identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on 
         instructions of a controller

Note 2.  Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all 
         reasons.

Note 3.  Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4.  When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company 
         or which an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company 
         in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must 
         be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8

Note 5.  It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative 
         transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that
         relevant information can be given.

Note 6.  In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade 
         should be disclosed.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code.  If in 
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel No: 020 7382 9026



                         Bank Restaurants Group Plc

Note A

Conran Holdings Limited ("Conran") has been granted undertakings by directors 
of and an associate of Bank Restaurants Group Plc ("Bank") to accept any cash 
offer by Conran of 3.125p per Ordinary Share in Bank in respect of 8,970,000 
Ordinary Shares in Bank. The undertaking will cease to apply if:-

(a)    An announcement of Conran's offer is not made within 60 days after 
       completion of the subscription by Conran for new Ordinary Shares in Bank 
       (29 August 2003);

(b)    Conran's offer is withdrawn or lapses;

(c)    The document containing Conran's offer is not despatched within 28 days 
       after the date of the announcement referred to above;

(d)    A third party makes an offer to acquire the whole of the issued share 
       capital of Bank at a price per Ordinary Share which is higher than 3.5p 
       per Ordinary Share.


Note B

Together with undertakings given in similar terms by the directors of Bank the 
total number of Ordinary Shares in Bank over which Conran has obtained 
undertakings is 21,677,500 Ordinary Shares in Bank (representing 29.9% of the 
enlarged issued share capital of Bank). In addition Conran owns 18,052,500 
Ordinary Shares in Bank (representing 24.9% of the enlarged issued share 
capital of Bank).


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