Holding(s) in Company

Restaurant Group PLC
11 April 2006



                    The Restaurant Group plc ('the Company')


The Restaurant Group plc has today been advised that as at 7 April 2006 the
Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital
Research and Management Company have a holding of 13,788,443 ordinary shares in
the Company, representing 6.341% of its issued ordinary share capital.


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