Holding(s) in Company

Restaurant Group PLC
19 March 2007

 

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Restaurant Group (The) PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (   )
 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )
                                                                           
Other (please specify) : CONFIRMATION OF OUR CURRENT POSITION              ( X )
USING THIS STANDARD FORM AS REQUIRED BY EUTD REGULATIONS
 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Prudential plc group of companies


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

See schedule below
 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different) (v):

14-MAR-2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16-MAR-2007
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%
 

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction (vi)       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  
                                                                      
GB00B0YG1K06           5,992,173              5,992,173
 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                      (ix)                                           
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
                     5,992,173         5,992,173                  3.07%
                                                                                      

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
N/A         N/A              N/A                 N/A                  N/A

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

5,992,173                     3.07%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Prudential plc (parent Company)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential 
plc)


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A
 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A
 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A
 

13. Additional information:

None
 

14. Contact name:

Emma Thompson
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7548 2293
 

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (XVI)


A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
           

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

M&G Investment Management Limited
 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Governors House, Laurence Pountney Hill, London EC4R 0HH
 

Phone number:
020 7548 2293
 

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):


 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name:

Mark Thomas
 

Contact address:

Governors House, Laurence Pountney Hill, London EC4R 0HH
 

Phone number:

020 7548 2293
 

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

Head of M&G Group Funds Tax and Compliance
 

C: Additional information :


 

          Notifiable Position Report for RESTAURANT GROUP ORD GBP0.28125 
                              as at 14 March 2007


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 195,067,263 ORD GBP0.28125 shares


                              Registered Holder                    Holding     %

Prudential plc                                                   5,992,173     3.07%     Total Notifiable Interest
                              PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC     5,641,925
                              PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC       350,248


The Prudential Assurance Company Limited                         5,992,173     3.07%
                              PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC     5,641,925
                              PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC       350,248


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