Director/PDMR Shareholding

EnQuest PLC (the "Company")

9 June 2011

Notification of Transactions by

Persons Discharging Management Responsibility ('PDMRs').

Pursuant to the Company's obligations under Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4, the Company hereby notifies that the following Director purchased Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each in the Company (the "Shares"):

Double A Limited, a discretionary Trust in which the extended family of Amjad Bseisu have a beneficial interest, notified the Company on 9 June 2011 that it purchased 7,996,349 Shares in aggregate on the London Stock Exchange on and up to 9 June 2011 at an average price of 130.14 pence per share, totalling 0.99% of the share capital of the Company.  

Prior to this transaction, Double A Limited held 43,035,386 Shares, being 5.36% of the share capital of the Company. The total holding of Double A Limited following the transaction is 51,031,735 Shares, being 6.36% 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 1.15% of the share capital of the Company.

The Company's issued share capital consists of 802,660,757 Shares with voting rights. Each Share carries the right to one vote. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury.

Contact for enquiries:

EnQuest PLC

Paul Waters

Company Secretary

020 7925 4900