RNS Number:3138U
Hot Group PLC
16 January 2004


For immediate release

                                                                 16 January 2004

                                 HOT GROUP PLC
                         ("hot group" or the "Company")

                        GRANT OF DIRECTOR SHARE OPTIONS

hot group announces that on 15 January 2004, certain of the directors of the
Company were granted options over ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company
("Shares"), under the Company's EMI Approved Share Option Plan.

The options granted to each director were as follows:

Name of director       Option price          No. of Shares       Exercise period
                                            under option

Anthony Reeves                   18p             320,000             2007-2014

Stephen Wright                   18p             160,000             2007-2014

Harvey Sinclair                  18p             160,000             2007-2014

Douglas Woodward                 18p             160,000             2007-2014


Enquiries:

Tony Reeves
hot group plc
Tel: 0870 20 20 121

Steve Wright
hot group plc
Tel: 0870 20 20 121

Hugo de Salis
St Brides Media & Finance Ltd
Tel: 020 7242 4477

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