Grant of Executive Options

Trinity Mirror PLC
28 February 2003


Trinity Mirror Plc ('the Company') announces that it has today granted options
over 505,689 10p ordinary shares in the company to its Chief Executive, Sly
Bailey. The options may be exercised at a price of 395.5p between 28th February
2006 and 28th February 2013 subject to the satisfaction of TSR and real EPS
growth targets. The options were due to be awarded to Mrs Bailey on her
appointment but were delayed as the Company was in its pre results close period
which ended yesterday. Mrs Bailey has no other interests in the shares of the
Company.


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