Director Shareholding

RNS Number:3883J
Empire Interactive PLC
28 March 2003


                                           SCHEDULE 11

                  NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1.      Name of Company

Empire Interactive plc

2.      Name of Director

Sir Rodney Walker

3.      Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the
        shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of
        an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age
        of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

As above

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

As above

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

Purchase of Shares

7.      Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

1,000,000 Ordinary Shares

8.      Percentage of issued class

1.47%

9.      Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10.     Percentage of issued class

N/A

11.     Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 0.01p each nominal value

12.     Price per share

3.5p

13.     Date of transaction

28 March 2003

14.     Date company informed

28 March 2003

15.     Total holding following this notification

1,186,000

16.     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

1.75%

17.     Any additional information

N/A

18.     Name of contact and telephone number for queries

David Seftel, Empire Interactive plc                             020 8343 7447

19.     Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this
        notification

David Seftel

Date of Notification

28 March 2003




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