Directors Shareholding(s)

Trinity Mirror PLC
30 October 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Trinity Mirror plc

2   Name of director:
Peter Birch

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
n/a

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
n/a

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
n/a

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
n/a

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
10,000

8   Percentage of issued class:
.00345

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
n/a

10  Percentage of issued class:
n/a

11  Class of security:
Ordinary 10p

12  Price per share:
452 pence

13  Date of transaction:
30th October 2000

14  Date company informed:
30th October 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
10,702

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.00369

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
n/a

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
n/a

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
n/a

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
n/a

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
n/a

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
n/a

23  Contact name for queries:
Kate Diggory

24  Contact telephone number:
01244-687214

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Kate Diggory


Additional Information: