Blocklisting Interim Review

Restaurant Group PLC
07 February 2006

                      BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED ELECTRONICALLY.


To:  The FSA

Date:  7 FEBRUARY 2006      


1. Name of applicant:          The Restaurant Group plc

2. Name of scheme:             Executive Share Option Scheme

3. Period of return:     From: 30/11/92         To:  7/2/06 

4. Balance under scheme from 
previous return:               2,000,000

5. The amount by which the     2,000,000 on 15/1/96 and 2,000,000 on 4/3/04,
block scheme has been          making 4,000,000 shares increase and
increased, if the scheme has   6,000,000 in total
been increased since the date 
of the last return:

6. Number of securities        5,402,414
issued/allotted under scheme 
during period:

7. Balance under scheme not    597,586
yet issued / allotted at end 
of period

8. Number and class of         6,000,000 ordinary 25p shares in three tranches.
securities originally listed   2,000,000 on 30/11/92, 2,000,000 on 15/1/96 and
and the date of admission      2,000,000 on 4/3/04

9. Total number of securities  217,462,569 ordinary shares of 25p each
in issue at the end of the 
period

Name of contact                Robert Morgan

Address of contact             56-62 Wilton Road London SW1V 1DE

Telephone number of contact    0845 612 5077


Signed by

company secretary
for and on behalf of

The Restaurant Group PLC

Name of applicant


If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may be
liable to prosecution.





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