Holding(s) in Company

NewMedia SPARK PLC
10 March 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.      Name of company

         NewMedia SPARK plc

2.      Name of shareholder having a major interest

        The Throgmorton Trust PLC

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.

        As above

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

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 811664

5.      Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

        N/A

6.      Percentage of issued class

        N/A

7.      Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

        250,000

8.      Percentage of issued class

        Not stated

9.      Class of security

        Ordinary 2.5p shares

10.     Date of transaction

        9th March 2004

11.     Date company informed

        10th March 2004

12.     Total holding following this notification

        18,709,949 shares

13.     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

        3.96

14.     Any additional information



15.     Name of contact and telephone number for queries

        Andrew Betton - 020 7851 7721

16.     Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

        Andrew Betton, Company Secretary

Date of notification: 10th March 2004




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