Director/PDMR Shareholding

21st January 2011

Enterprise Inns plc (the 'Company')

Notification of Director/PDMR Shareholding

On 20th January 2011 (the date of grant) the Company granted the following executive directors Performance and Matching share awards under the rules of the Enterprise Inns 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan (the 'Plan') for the financial year beginning 1st October 2010 over the following maximum number of ordinary shares of 2.5 pence ('shares') in the Company:

The Matching Awards were granted following the election, on 14th January 2011, by G E Tuppen and W S Townsend of the maximum number of Investment Shares permitted under the Plan. Matching Awards are subject to a maximum match of 2 Matching shares for every 1 Investment Share pledged under the Plan.

Performance and Matching share awards have been structured as nil-cost options and will normally vest and become exercisable over one-third of the shares held under the award on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the satisfaction of a challenging performance condition.

In relation only to N Smith, one third of the total number of shares over which Performance Awards were granted (i.e. 167,785 shares) are subject to an additional condition that, under normal circumstances, requires him to purchase/pledge and hold a maximum of 83,892 shares in the Company by the third anniversary of the date of grant.

Performance and Matching share awards will normally remain capable of exercise during the six month period commencing on the date of vesting. 

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

J A Poole

Company Secretary

0121 256 3024