RNS Number:8407T
Enterprise Inns PLC
05 January 2004


Enterprise Inns plc ("the Company")

Directors Shareholding

5th January 2004


Following the exercise, on 25th November 2003, of options over Ordinary Shares
in the Company under the Enterprise Inns Incentive Plans, the executive
directors have today sold at a price of #10.20 per share the following Ordinary
Shares. The majority of these disposals relate to shares issued as a result of
the aforementioned exercise:

G E Tuppen     131,089

D C George      48,128

G  W Harrison   70,634

W S Townsend     2,341


In addition 736 Ordinary Shares were transferred to G E Tuppen from his deceased
mother's estate.

As a result of these transactions, the Company announces that the executive
directors now have interests in the Ordinary Shares of the Company as follows:

G E Tuppen     Beneficial                 400,736
               As Trustee                  95,400
               Total                      496,136
               % Issued Shares               0.29

D C George     Beneficial                 426,000
               As Trustee                  57,000
               Total                      483,000
               % Issued Shares               0.28

G W Harrison   Beneficial                 241,000
               Total                      241,000
               % Issued Shares               0.14

W S Townsend   Beneficial                  22,000
               Total                       22,000
               % Issued Shares               0.01


J A Poole
Assistant Company Secretary
Enterprise Inns plc
0121 733 7700


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