Transaction in Own Shares

NewMedia SPARK PLC
01 August 2005



NewMedia SPARK plc


1 August 2005


Purchase of own shares


NewMedia SPARK plc (the 'Company')


The Company announces that on 29th July it purchased 1,000,000 of its Ordinary
Shares of 2.5p at an average price of 10.50p per share.


These shares will be held in Treasury.


This purchase equates to 0.21% of the Company's issued share capital.


Following this purchase the Company has 472,735,729 Ordinary shares in issue of
which 13,750,000 are now held as Treasury shares.


For further information:

NewMedia SPARK plc                                       020 7851 7777
Andrew Betton, Company Secretary



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