Further Issue of Securities

NewMedia SPARK PLC
3 August 2000

                         NewMedia SPARK plc ('SPARK')
                                       
 Application for additional new ordinary shares in SPARK ('new SPARK Shares')
 and new warrants to subscribe ordinary shares in SPARK ('new SPARK Warrants')
                                to be admitted
                     to the Alternative Investment Market
    in respect of consideration for the recommended offer (the 'Offer') for
                              Softtechnet.com plc
                                       
                                       
The Board of SPARK announces that application has been made to admit a further
484,869  new SPARK Shares and a further 121,215 new SPARK Warrants to  trading
on  AIM  in respect of acceptances of the Offer received between 26 July  2000
and 1 August 2000, inclusive.  Admission is expected to take place on 9 August
2000.

Further  applications  for  new SPARK Shares and  new  SPARK  Warrants  to  be
admitted to AIM will be made in respect of further acceptances received whilst
the Offer remains open for acceptance.