Director/PDMR Shareholding

Empire Online Limited
04 January 2007


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

Empire Online has been notified that Noam Lanir, Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, has acquired 4,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company ('Ordinary
Shares') at an average price of 42.69p per share.

Following this acquisition Noam Lanir is interested in 101,116,837 Ordinary
Shares, representing approximately 32.4 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.


Enquiries:

Andrew Burns, CFO                                              [phone]




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