Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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

ENTERPRISE INNS

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

£

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

£

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

£

Other (please specify):

£

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

HSBC Holdings Plc

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

HSBC Bank plc

HSBC Global Assets Management (France)

Sinopia Asset Management (UK) Limited

HSBC Global Asset Management (International) Limited

HSBC Investment Management

HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited

Sinopia Asset Management (UK) Limited

SINOPIA ASSET MANAGEMENT

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

30th March 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

31st March 2010

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

Above 6 %

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B1L8B624

NA

NA

25,476,488

25,476,488

5,109,167

5.04%

1.01%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

30,585,655

6.05 %

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

N/A

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:

Baljeet Gill

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7991 6555

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

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

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

HSBC Holdings Plc

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

8, Canada Square

London, E14 5HQ

Phone number & email

0207 991 8888

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Baljeet Gill

Contact address

Level 10, 8 Canada Square

London, E14 5HQ

Phone number & email

0207 991 6555

Other useful information

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

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.