Holding(s) in Company

NewMedia SPARK PLC
23 July 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.    Name of company

       NewMedia SPARK plc

2.    Name of shareholder having a major interest

      Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies

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

      Deutsche Bank AG London

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 2.5p shares

10.   Date of transaction

      Not disclosed

11.   Date company informed

      23rd July 2003

12.   Total holding following this notification

      22,650,000

13.   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      4.79%

14.   Any additional information



15.   Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      Susanna Freeman - 020 7851 7777

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

      Susanna Freeman, Company Secretary

Date of notification: 23rd July 2003




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