Grant of options

NewMedia SPARK PLC
08 July 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)       Name of company
         NewMedia Spark plc

2)       Name of director
         Jayesh Patel

3)       Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2
         above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of
         that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

4)       Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if
         notified)

5)       Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and
         identify the connected person(s)

6)       Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP
         and if discretionary/non discretionary

7)       Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

8)       Percentage of issued class

9)       Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

10)      Percentage of issued class

11)      Class of security

12)      Price per share

13)      Date of transaction

14)      Date company informed

15)      Total holding following this notification

16)      Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes

17)      Date of grant
          8 July 2004

18)      Period during which or date on which exercisable
          Any time up to 7 July 2014

19)      Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
          Nil

20)      Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
          90,000 Ordinary 2.5p shares

21)      Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise
          2.5p

22)      Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification
          929,194

23)      Any additional information

24)      Name of contact and telephone number for queries
         Andrew Betton, 020 7851 7721

25)      Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
         Andrew Betton, Company Secretary

Date of Notification
         8 July 2004




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