16 January 2007

Empire Online Limited
Director/PDMR Shareholding


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

Empire Online has been notified that Noam Lanir, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has acquired 2,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) at a price of 43.68p per share.

Following this acquisition Noam Lanir is interested in 103,116,837 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 35.2 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.

Mr Lanir is interested in these shares by virtue of the fact that he owns directly or indirectly all of the issued share capital of Groverton Management Limited, which has made the acquisition of Ordinary Shares.

As provided for in the Company’s articles of association, the independent directors of the Company have consented to this acquisition and Groverton Management Limited is not therefore required to make an offer to all shareholders on matching terms.


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