Offer Approach

Empire Online Limited
02 September 2005

2nd September 2005

Empire Online Limited ('Empire Online' or 'the Company')

Offer Approach

Empire Online notes the recent movement in its share price and announces that it
has received an approach from a party interested in merging its business with
that of Empire Online via the acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued
share capital of the Company.

The approach is subject to a number of pre-conditions, including completion of
satisfactory due diligence, and is at a price of 270p per share, with the
consideration being satisfied by a mixture of cash and shares.

The board of Empire Online has commenced discussions with the interested party
but these discussions are at an extremely early stage and there can be no
guarantee that an offer will be made for the Company at 270p per share or at
all.

Enquiries:
Numis Securities                                       [phone]
Jag Mundi
Lee Aston

Citigate Dewe Rogerson                                 [phone]
Simon Rigby
Sarah Gestetner

Numis Securities Limited, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the
Financial Services Authority, is acting for Empire Online and for no one else in
connection with the matters contemplated in this announcement and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Empire Online for providing the protections
afforded to customers of Numis Securities Limited nor for providing advice in
relation to the matters contemplated by this announcement.


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