RNS Number:5685H
Empire Interactive PLC
17 February 2003


                                             SCHEDULE 10

                              NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.    Name of company

Empire Interactive plc

2.    Name of shareholder having a major interest

Gary Kilbey

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

As above

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

As above

5.    Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

350,000

6.    Percentage of issued class

0.52%

7.    Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8.    Percentage of issued class

N/A

9.    Class of security

Ordinary shares of nominal value of 0.1p each

10.   Date of transaction

13 February 2003

11.   Date company informed

14 February 2003

12.   Total holding following this notification

4,070,000

13.   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.00%

14.   Any additional information

N/A

15.   Name of contact and telephone number for queries

David Seftel, 0208 343 7337

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

David Seftel

Date of notification: 17 February 2003

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