Empire Online Limited 08 December 2005 Empire Online Limited ("Empire Online" or "the Company") Empire Online yesterday issued a total of 10,290,000 options over Empire Online Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 3.5 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company, pursuant to the existing Empire Online Limited Discretionary Share Option Plan. The options were issued to certain employees and directors of the Company at a strike price of 71p per share and becoming exercisable in three equal tranches on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant, including the following grants of options to directors: Lord Steinberg (Chairman) 200,000 Andrew Burns (CFO) 600,000 Richard Rosenberg (Non Executive) 75,000 Enquiries: Citigate Dewe Rogerson +44 (0) 20 7638 9571 Simon Rigby Nicola Smith This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange