Holding(s) in Company

NewMedia SPARK PLC
16 September 2004


NewMedia SPARK PLC
16 September 2004

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.     Name of company

       NewMedia SPARK plc

2.     Name of shareholder having a major interest

       Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

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

       Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited (47,771)

       Goldman Sachs International a/c CREPTEMP (16,487,500)

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

       16 September 2004

12.    Total holding following this notification

       16,535,271

13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       3.50%

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: 16 September 2004



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