Directors' Dealings

TRINITY MIRROR PLC
12 October 1999         



On 12th October 1999 the Trustee, BT Trustees Limited, of the Mirror Group plc
1991 Employee Benefit Trust (the 'Trust') notified Mirror Group plc that it
had on 8th october 1999 released, for no consideration, outstanding awards
under the Mirror Group plc 1991 Share Award Scheme following the successful
offer for Mirror Group plc by Trinity Mirror plc as follows:


Name of Director:       Ordinary shares in      Total holding ordinary       
                        Trinity Mirror plc:     shares in Trinity Mirror Plc
                                                following release:

John Allwood            28,385                  34,885

Roger Eastoe            22,380                  34,784

Cornel Riklin           19,525                  19,525

Paul Vickers            23,638                  27,863


Following these awards the Trustees hold a total of 170,294 ordinary shares in
Trinity Mirror plc in which the following directors of Trinity Mirror plc have
an interest as potential beneficiaries:

John Allwood
Roger Eastoe
Cornel Riklin
Paul Vickers