EGM Statement

Restaurant Group PLC
23 February 2006



                            The Restaurant Group plc

                 Extraordinary General Meeting 23 February 2006


At the extraordinary general meeting of The Restaurant Group plc held on 23
February 2006, the resolution put to shareholders was duly passed.


Voting was conducted by a show of hands and the final proxy votes received in
respect of the resolution put to the meeting are as set out below:

                      Votes for (including 
                      votes to be cast at 
                         chairman's 
                         discretion)            Votes against    Abstentions

Share consolidation      159,781,794               142,659         26,204



The number of ordinary shares in issue at 23 February 2006 was 217,462,569.
Proxy votes were received in respect of 159,950,657 shares, representing
approximately 74% of issued equity.


A copy of the above resolution has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority
and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's
Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:


Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14
5HS, United Kingdom


Robert Morgan





Company Secretary






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