Holding(s) in Company

Restaurant Group PLC
03 February 2006





                    The Restaurant Group plc ('the Company')


The Restaurant Group plc has today been advised that Barclays PLC holds an
interest in 8,572,188 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 3.94% of its
issued ordinary share capital.


The shares are held through the following legal entities:

Legal Entity                                   Holding          Percentage Held
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                 51,773                  0.0238%
Gerrard Ltd                                     19,850                  0.0091%
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd               1,027,190                  0.4721%
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                6,547,509                  3.0095%
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                925,866                  0.4256%












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