Share Options

Thomson Intermedia PLC
12 April 2005

12 April 2005


THOMSON INTERMEDIA PLC


Surrender of Phantom Shares and Grant of Options


In the financial year ended 31 January 2004, Thomson Intermedia (the 'Company')
established a Phantom Share Plan to provide a long-term incentive as part of the
performance bonus for certain Directors. This plan issued phantom shares in
accordance with the performance of the Company.


Due to the significant rise in the Company's share price, the phantom shares in
issue (equivalent to 1.8% of the share capital) gave rise to a substantial
liability and cash requirement, which could continue to escalate with a rising
share price, when they were due to vest in 2007. The Company and Directors have
reviewed the incentivisation arrangements of the Company as they pertain to both
the Directors and the Company and as a consequence of this, one action has been
that the Directors have agreed to waive their rights to the Phantom shares in
their entirety.


As a result of the broader review of Directors incentivisation arrangements, on
2 February 2005 the Board approved the award of share options to the Directors
to act as an incentive and lock-in. The Company granted the following options
under the 2000 Executive Share Option Scheme representing 1.81 per cent. of the
Ordinary Shares currently in issue, to the following directors:


EMI Options - exercisable between 26 Mar 2007 and 7 Jan 2015:


Director                   Exercise Price    Number of Ordinary Shares  Total number of Ordinary Shares
                                             over which options granted over which options held following
                                                                        this notification

David Trendle              Nil               41,176                     241,176

Paul Gladman               Nil               23,529                     423,529


Unapproved Options - exercisable between 26 Mar 2007 and 7 Jan 2015:

Director                   Exercise Price    Number of Ordinary Shares  Total number of Ordinary Shares
                                             over which options granted over which options held following
                                                                        this notification

Steve Thomson              Nil               145,921                    145,921

Sarah Jane Thomson         Nil               145,921                    145,921

David Trendle              Nil               78,378                     319,554

Paul Gladman               Nil               84,922                     508,451


For further details please contact:


David Trendle          Finance Director                    [phone]


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