8021<pre>Trinity Mirror PLC
17 October 2005



Trinity Mirror plc



Transaction in Own Shares



Trinity Mirror announces that it has today purchased 50,000 of its Ordinary
Shares for cancellation at a price of 569.5500 pence per share.



Enquiries



Nick Fullagar
Trinity Mirror plc
020 7293 3000



Jon Bathard-Smith
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