Holding(s) in Company

NewMedia SPARK PLC
19 October 2004


NewMedia SPARK PLC
19 October 2004

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.     Name of company

       NewMedia SPARK plc

2.     Name of shareholder having a major interest

       Utilico Investment 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 in 2 above

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

       Chase Nominees Limited

5.     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

       Not disclosed

6.     Percentage of issued class

       N/A

7.     Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

       Not disclosed

8.     Percentage of issued class

       N/A

9.     Class of security

       Ordinary Shares of 2.5p

10.    Date of transactions

       Not disclosed

11.    Date company informed

       15 October 2004

12.    Total holding following this notification

       15,250,000

13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       3.23%

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: 19 October 2004





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