RNS Number:3253U
Enterprise Inns PLC
16 January 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company

Enterprise Inns plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays PLC

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

As 2 above

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited    65,540
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking  216,752
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited 130,926
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Limited 1,300,181
Barclays Life Assurance Company Limited 594,982
Barclays Global Investors N.A 3994,374
Barclays Global Fund Advisors 24,354
Gerrard Limited 3,101
Barclays Global Investors Limited 12,435,582

Total 18,765,792

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Unknown

6. Percentage of issued class

Unknown

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Unknown

8. Percentage of issued class

Unknown

9. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 10 pence

10. Date of transaction

Unknown

11. Date company informed

16th January 2004

12. Total holding following this notification

18,765,792

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.01%

14. Any additional information

n/a

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

J A Poole 0121 733 7700

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

J A Poole, Assistant Company Secretary, Enterprise Inns plc

Date of notification

16th January 2004

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