18 May 2010 17:15

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Director/PDMR Shareholding
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EnQuest PLC (the "Company")
18 May 2010
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Notification of Transactions by
Persons Discharging Management Responsibility ('PDMRs').
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Pursuant to the Company's obligations under Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4, the Company hereby notifies that the following Directors purchased Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each in the Company (the "Shares") on the London Stock Exchange:-
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Dr James Buckee notified the Company on 18 May 2010 that on 17 May 2010 he purchased 100,000 Shares in his own name at 95.65 pence per share, being 0.01% of the share capital of the Company. Dr. Buckee's holding prior to the transaction was 181,617 Shares, being 0.02% of the share capital of the Company. Dr. Buckee's holding following the transaction was 281,617 Shares, being 0.04% of the share capital of the Company.
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Double A Limited, a discretionary Trust in which the family of Amjad Bseisu have a beneficial interest, notified the Company on 18 May 2010 that it purchased 173,814 Shares on 17 May 2010 at 95.68 pence per share, totalling 0.02% of the share capital of the Company. Â
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Prior to these transactions, Double A Limited held 15,707,755 shares, being 2.03% of the share capital of the Company. The total holding of Double A Limited following the transaction is 15,881,569 Shares, being 2.05% of the share capital of the Company. Alima Trust, a discretionary Trust in which the Bseisu family has a beneficial interest, holds 9,225,157 Shares, being 1.19% of the share capital of the Company.
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The Company's issued share capital consists of 775,027,922 Shares with voting rights. Each Share carries the right to one vote. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury.
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Contact for enquiries:
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EnQuest PLC
Paul Waters
Company Secretary
020 7925 4900