RNS Number:0244S
Thorntons PLC
13 November 2003

                         THORNTONS PLC ("the Company")



The Company received notification on 12th November 2003 that, following the sale
of 215,000 shares on 6th November 2003,  Mrs. Rosemary Chambers now holds an
interest in 2,037,778 Ordinary Shares of 10p, representing 3.06% of the total
shares in issue.


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