EXHIBIT 99.(a)(5)(D)



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For Further Information
Contact:  Angela D. Toppi
Executive Vice President & CFO
203/853-4321
atoppi@trans-lux.com


TRANS-LUX ANNOUNCES IT WILL ACCEPT ALL
7 1/2% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2006
TENDERED IN EXCHANGE OFFER

NORWALK, CT, April 1, 2004 - Trans-Lux Corporation (AMEX:TLX), a leading
supplier of programmable electronic information displays and owner/operator of
cinemas, yesterday announced it had extended its Exchange Offer that commenced
March 2, 2004, pursuant to which Trans-Lux Corporation (the "Company") is
offering to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") $1,000 principal amount of its new
8 1/4% Limited Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 ("New Notes") for
each $1,000 principal amount of its 7 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes due
2006
("Old Notes").  The offer was for up to $15,000,000 principal amount, or 49.7%
of the $30,177,000 principal amount outstanding of the Old Notes.

The Company is now pleased to announce that, as of March 31, 2004, it has
received tenders of $17,145,000, and has decided to accept all Old Notes
tendered prior to the new expiration date of April 14, 2004.

As stated in the press release dated March 31, 2004 announcing the extension of
the Exchange Offer, the Company will also be mailing a Supplement to the
Offering Circular to the holders, which will include, among other information,
the Company's year-end 2003 results and the Company's decision to accept all Old
Notes tendered prior to the new expiration date and not withdrawn.


This announcement is not an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to
purchase with respect to any securities.  The offer is made solely by, and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in, the Offering Circular, the
related Letter of Transmittal and the Supplement which is being prepared, which
should be read carefully by Noteholders before making any decision with respect
to the Exchange Offer because they contain important information.  The Offering
Circular, the related Letter of Transmittal and certain other documents were
sent to all Holders of Old Notes, at no expense to them and the Supplement will
likewise be sent.  The Tender Offer statement (including the Offering Circular,
the related Letter of Transmittal and all other Offer documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission including amendments thereto) is also
available at no charge at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at
http://www.sec.gov.  Holders of the Notes can also obtain copies of the Offering
Circular, the related Letter of Transmittal and all other Offer documents,
including amendments thereto from the Company from Ms. Angela D. Toppi,
Executive Vice President and Secretary by calling the Company at (203) 853-4321
or email at atoppi@trans-lux.com.

Trans-Lux is a worldwide, full-service provider of integrated multimedia systems
for today's communications environments.  The essential elements of these
systems are the real-time, programmable electronic information displays the
Company manufactures, distributes and services.  Designed to meet the evolving
communications needs of both the indoor and outdoor markets, these displays are
used primarily in applications for the financial, banking, gaming, corporate,
transportation, entertainment and sports industries.  In addition to its display
business, the Company owns and operates a chain of motion picture theatres in
the western Mountain States.

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