X0201 42004-01-0100000769644COLE NATIONAL CORP /DE/ CNJ0000922594COLE JEFFREY A211 ESPLANADE WAYPALM BEACHFL334801000Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)19.96502004-01-014A01571.00000A2005-01-012014-01-01Common Stock1571.00001571.0000DReflects the automatic award of options under the Amended and Restated Nonqualified Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors, which was approved by shareholders in 1997.Jeffrey A. Cole2004-01-05