Director/PDMR Shareholding

The Restaurant Group plc

17 March 2014

The Restaurant Group plc ('the Company')

Dealings by Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMRs') and Connected Persons

The Restaurant Group plc announces that on 17 March 2014 Andrew Page, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, exercised 268,129 Conditional Options and 83,823 Matching Options under the Long Term Incentive Plan, following which Mr Page sold 326,821 shares at 698p per share. Also on 17 March 2014, Hayley Page, a person connected to Andrew Page, sold 200,000 shares at 698p per share. Following these transactions, Mr Page's beneficial shareholding in the Company reduced from 490,056 to 315,187 shares, representing 0.15% of issued share capital.

On 17 March 2014 Stephen Critoph, Group Finance Director of the Company, exercised 86,492 Conditional Options and 40,558 Matching Options under the Long Term Incentive Plan, following which Mr Critoph sold 115,050 shares at 698p per share. Mr Critoph has therefore increased his beneficial shareholding in the Company from 263,220 shares to 275,220 shares, representing 0.13% of issued share capital.

Enquiries:

The Restaurant Group plc

Alex Small 020 3117 5001

Deputy Company Secretary

Instinctif Partners

Matthew Smallwood 0207 457 2020