Director Declaration

The Restaurant Group plc

13 March 2015

The Restaurant Group plc ('the Company')

Dealings by Directors and Connected Persons

The Restaurant Group plc announces that on 12 March 2015 Danny Breithaupt, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, exercised 57,231 Conditional Options and 26,072 Matching Options under the Long Term Incentive Plan, following which Mr Breithaupt sold 61,228 shares at 695p per share. Also on 12 March 2015, Karen Breithaupt, a person connected to Danny Breithaupt, sold 12,880 shares at 685p per share. Following these transactions, Mr Breithaupt's beneficial shareholding in the Company increased from 52,703 to 61,898 shares, representing 0.03% of issued share capital.

On 12 March 2015 Stephen Critoph, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, exercised 94,285 Conditional Options and 45,785 Matching Options under the Long Term Incentive Plan, following which Mr Critoph sold 126,070 shares at 695p per share. Mr Critoph has therefore increased his beneficial shareholding in the Company from 275,220 to 289,220 shares, representing 0.14% of issued share capital.

This notification is made under rule 3.1.4(R)(1)(a) of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

The Restaurant Group plc

Alex Small 020 3117 5001

Deputy Company Secretary

Instinctif Partners

Matthew Smallwood 0207 457 2020