Change to Board of Directors

NewMedia SPARK PLC
27 April 2000


NewMedia SPARK plc - Appointment of Per Lundberg to Board of Directors

The  Company  announces the appointment of Mr Per Lundberg  to  the  board  of
directors of the Company on 5 April 2000.

We also attach the details as required by rule 16.19(c) below:


Full    name   of    person          Per Christer Foke Lundberg
appointed:
Date of Birth                        14 July 1943
Age:                                 56
Other                                Ledstiernan AB
directorships/partnerships:          Ledstiernan Investment AB
                                     PL Invest AB (chairman)
                                     Member   of   Securities  Council   of
                                     Stockholm Stock Exchange
                                     Swedish  American Chamber of Commerce,
                                     New York
                                     Sophiahemmet AB
                                     Drottning Sophias Skyddshem
                                     The    Jacob   Wallenberg   Foundation
                                     (chairman)
                                     Institute  for  Research  in  Economic
                                     History, Stockholm School of Economics
                                     The   Association  for   Culture   and
                                     Industry
                                     Sallskapet Vanner till Pauvres Honteux
                                     Beridna  Hogvakten  (The  Royal  Horse
                                     Guard)
                                     European   Association   of    Banking
                                     History
                                     Gunvor and Josef Aners Foundation
                                     The Foundation for King Oscar I Memory
                                     Infomakers AB (chairman)
                                     Digital Mobility, Ltd, London
Past Appointments                    Forvaltnings AB Providentia
                                     Investor AB
                                     Vectura AB
                                     Providentia Ltd., USA
                                     Providentia Asia Ltd., Hong Kong
                                     AB Patricia
                                     Alfa-Laval AB
                                     Atlas Copco AB
                                     Bohusbanken (chairman)
                                     Finans Vendor
                                     Hesselman
                                     Ericsson
                                     Ericsson Finans AB (chairman)
                                     Incentive AB
                                     SPP
                                     Trygg-Hansa
                                     TV 4 (chairman)
                                     Stockholm Saltsjon (chairman)
                                     Grand Hotel, Stockholm (chairman)
                                     Angpanneforeningen (chairman)
                                     Gota AB (see Gota Bank)
                                     EB-Stiftelsen, Skandinaviska  Enskilda
                                     Bankens Pension Foundation (chairman)
                                     Cell Networks
                                     Cell Ventures (chairman)
                                     E-TV (chairman)
                                     Unwire (chairman)
                                     Boxer TV (chairman)
                                     The  association  of  friends  of  the
                                     Swedish National Museum
Unspent Convictions                  None
Bankruptcy                           Nothing to disclose
Company Insolvency                   Gota   Bank   (CEO  1992-1993,   under
                                     reconstruction  by  support   of   the
                                     Swedish government)
Partnership Insolvency               Nothing to disclose
Receivership of Assets               Nothing to disclose
Public criticisms,disqualifications  Nothing to disclose