Director/PDMR Shareholding

NewMedia SPARK PLC
30 September 2005

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

         30 September 2005

18)      Period during which or date on which exercisable

         Exercisable from the date each year that it is confirmed by the 
         Remuneration Committee that the performance targets have been achieved 
         for the year in question. Exercisable up to 29 September 2015.

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

         Nil

20)      Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

         5,681,818 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

         11p

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

         6,611,012

23)      Any additional information

         One fifth of the share options awarded will vest each year from 2006 
         to 2010 subject to meeting performance targets. The performance target 
         will be assessed after completion of the annual audit for the years 
         2006 to 2010. The performance target is growth in net assets per share. 
         Growth in net assets per share in excess of 10% per annum over five 
         years (61% in total) will lead to all options vesting. Growth in net 
         assets per share less than 5% per annum will lead to no options 
         vesting. Performance between 5% and 10% per annum will lead to options 
         vesting proportionately.

         Further details of the executive share option scheme are available in 
         the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2005, available for download from 
         www.newmediaspark.com. The scheme was approved by the shareholders of
         NewMedia SPARK at the Annual General Meeting held on 15 September 2005.

24)      Name of contact and telephone number for queries

         Andrew Betton, Company Secretary & Finance Director, 020 7851 7721

25)      Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
         making this notification

         As above

Date of Notification

         30 September 2005




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