Director/PDMR Shareholding

Restaurant Group PLC
19 September 2006


The Restaurant Group plc ('the Company')


Dealing by Directors and Persons Disclosing Managerial Responsibilities
('PDMRs')


The Company was advised that on 18 September 2006 the following directors and
PDMRs Exercised options at 67.4p per share.

Name                                                         Options Exercised

Kevin Bacon                                                            427,071
Patricia Corzine                                                       200,974
Robert Morgan                                                          100,487
Angelo Gabrilatsou                                                      59,790
Danny Breithaupt                                                        50,244


On 18 September 2006 the following Directors sold shares in the market at 233.5p
per share.

Name                              Shares Sold             Resultant Shares Held

Kevin Bacon                         400,000                             95,566
Patricia Corzine                    190,974                             74,400
Robert Morgan                        79,487                             30,710
Angelo Gabrilatsou                   54,790                             22,980
Danny Breithaupt                     39,402                             10,842


19 September 2006



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