RNS Number:8854P
Enterprise Inns PLC
17 September 2003

Enterprise Inns plc

Enterprise Inns Employee Benefit Trust

On 17th September 2003 Trustees of the Enterprise Inns Employee Benefit Trust
purchased 70,000 Ordinary shares in Enterprise Inns plc at a price of 920 pence.
This purchase increases the number of shares in Enterprise Inns plc held by
Trustees of Enterprise Inns Employee Benefit Trust to 822,003. Enterprise Inns
Employee Benefit Trust is a discretionary trust for the benefit of certain
employees, including executive directors.

The directors of Enterprise Inns plc who may be considered to be potential
beneficiaries of the shares detailed in this notification are: G E Tuppen D C
George G W Harrison and W S Townsend.

J A Poole

Assistant Company Secretary

Enterprise Inns Plc

17th September 2003


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