Anyone holding this share, any comment? It recommended by few brokers.

Final Results

· Operations strongly cash generative. Operating cash flow £116.8m, up 15%

· Roll out continues
o 35 new sites opened in the period
o 36-43 new sites targeted for 2014

· Over 1,000 new jobs created in 2013

· Strong current trading, with total sales up 10% and like-for-like sales at 3.5% for the eight weeks to 23 February 2014.

just bought some more at 668.5

The Restaurant Group plc

Sally Cowdry appointed non-executive Director

The Board of The Restaurant Group plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Sally Cowdry as an independent non-executive Director with effect from 1 March 2014.

Ms Cowdry is Marketing and Consumer Director at Camelot Lotteries UK Limited where she is accountable for the strategic development and commercial performance of The National Lottery brand portfolio across the UK. Prior to joining Camelot in 2013, Ms Cowdry was Marketing and Consumer Director at Telefonica UK which operates the O2 brand.

There is no additional information to disclose pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R (1) to (6).

Alan Jackson, Chairman of The Restaurant Group plc, said:

"I am delighted to welcome Sally Cowdry to the Board of The Restaurant Group. Sally has significant marketing expertise in consumer facing businesses and I am confident that she will be a valuable addition to the Board."

New all time high @700p.702p.

glad i added more about a week ago :-)

Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

The Board of The Restaurant Group plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Danny Breithaupt as Chief Executive Officer. Mr Breithaupt will join the Board on 1 September 2014 at which point he will take up the position of Chief Executive Officer following the retirement of Andrew Page at the end of August. Over the next few months he will be working closely with Mr Page to ensure a smooth handover of responsibilities.

Mr Breithaupt is currently Managing Director of the Group's Leisure business. He originally joined The Restaurant Group in 2001 and has held a number of senior positions in the Group before taking on his current role in 2012. His earlier career included a number of years in Whitbread PLC. Mr Breithaupt's appointment follows completion of an extensive search carried out by a leading Executive Search firm.

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Numis Buy 616.75 616.00 725.00 725.00 Upgrades

RTN got a lot going for it at the moment..13 Aug 2014 Restaurant Group... RTN Numis Buy 651.25 639.50 725.00 725.00 SP Target 725p

Interim Results

· Another strong financial performance:
* all results are stated excluding non-trading items

- Total revenue increased 10% to £308m (2013: £280m)
- Like-for-like sales increased by 2.5%
- Operating profit margins increased by 20bps
- EBITDA increased by 13.5% to £53.2m (2013: £46.9m)
- Profit before tax increased by 12.3% to £33.7m (2013: £30.0m)
- EPS rose 15% to 12.8p (2013: 11.2p)
- Operating cash flow of £55.9m (2013: £49.4m)

· Interim dividend increased by 16% to 6.1p per share (2013: 5.25p)

· Acceleration of new site development:
- 17 new sites opened in the first half
- A further three new sites opened so far in the second half
- 38-43 new sites expected for 2014

· Continued strong trading with year to date like-for-like sales for the 34 weeks to 24 August 2014 at 3.5%

· Board is confident of another year of good progress in 2014


Andrew Page, Chief Executive of The Restaurant Group plc commented as follows:

"The Restaurant Group has delivered another record set of results, with double digit growth in earnings, dividends and cashflow.

These results reflect the hard work and efforts of all of the TRG team and I would like to record my thanks to them for delivering another outstanding performance.

The Restaurant Group is in great shape, I am confident that it will continue to prosper and I wish Danny and the TRG team well as they take the business forwards."

Danny Breithaupt, incoming Chief Executive, added:

"I am delighted to be taking on the leadership of TRG with the business in such great shape. TRG has a clear strategy, successful brands and a great team of people. This is a terrific platform for the further growth of the business, and I am looking forward to building on this and leading the Company through its next phase of development."

The Restaurant Group plc will issue its Interim Management Statement on Friday, 14 November 2014.

RTN RESTAURANT GROUP looking good after breakout. 06 Nov Berenberg Buy 684.50 - 800.00 Initiates/Starts. Quality Company, not cheap on fundies but plenty of momentum behind it. Interim Management Statement Release tomorrow, see how it pans out before buying if interested.

Although results will be in line with expectations the market is marking it down, one best left alone I think unless we get a miraculous recovery.

the price has been thumped which certainly looks well overdone to me
no great selling pressure, so may be worth a blood worm on a ledger :-)

Ohhh id leave it alone. Other opps out there. ITV for instance.

they've bounced a bit but i already hold a few anyway
small loss now running, but minimal

StockMarketWire.com
The Restaurant Group remains confident it will continue to make good progress during the remainder of the year, although sales have shown lower growth since end-August and the company is seeing some cost pressures.

"Nevertheless, we still expect to report good full year results, showing material progress on the prior year," said the company in an interim management statement for the 45 weeks to Nov. 9.

"Since our half-year results announcement at the end of August, the Group has continued to make progress. After 45 weeks trade in 2014, total sales are 10.3% ahead of the comparable period in 2013 and like-for-like sales are 3.0% ahead.

"We have opened 24 new restaurants in 2014 to date. These are performing well and are set to deliver strong returns in line with our usual targets.

"We expect to open a further 16 sites before the end of the year, taking the total to 40 new sites in 2014 (2013: 35). The pre-opening costs for these and a number of new sites that will open in January 2015 will be incurred in the last quarter of the current year as we continue to invest in the Group's future.

"Our pipeline of new site openings continues to improve and we expect to further strengthen the rate of new openings in 2015.

"The Group's balance sheet position remains strong and cash continues to be generated at levels which allow the Group to maintain investment in our existing portfolio and open new restaurants."

Seem to be getting mark downs on good results declared along with bad results at the moment.

Panmure Gordon Buy 640.50 684.50 750.00 750.00 Retains

N+1 Singer Hold 640.50 684.50 700.00 700.00 Reiterates

RTN Restaurant Group chart looking rather bullish. SP coming off a bullish Double Bottom. Good Broker coverage..... WATCH for entry.