SAYE - Grant of Options

Trinity Mirror PLC
27 September 2002


Following receipt of detailed information from Halifax plc, its sharesave
carrier, Trinity Mirror plc are able to formally announce that in accordance
with the Trinity Mirror plc Savings Related Share Option Scheme 1997, it has
granted options over Ordinary 10p shares to the following directors, at an
option price of 314 pence.

Date of grant: 25 September 2002.



Directors          No of Shares        Total no.of shares over which
                   over which          options held following this notification
                   option granted

Mark Haysom             1805                     414,086

Joseph Sinyor           3009                     467,044

Paul Vickers            3009                     442,383



The period during which the options are normally exercisable: 1/12/2005 - 
                                                              1/06/2006


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