X0202 4 2004-07-15 0 0000352988 COMTEX NEWS NETWORK INC cmtx 0001286448 BALL MATTHEW 625 N WASHINGTON ST SUITE 301 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 0 1 0 0 VP/Chief Financial Officer STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) 0.18 2004-07-15 4 A 0 250000 0.18 A 2004-07-15 2014-07-14 Common Stock 250000 250000 D Grant to reporting person of option to buy 250,000 shares of Common Stock under The Comtex News Network, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan. Option becomes exercisable as follows: 100,000 will immediately vest, 50,000 will vest on 9/30/04, 50,000 will vest on 12/31/04 and 50,000 will vest on 3/31/05. /S/MATTHEW BALL 2004-07-19