Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                               

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying     Spark Ventures Plc             
issuer of existing shares to which voting                                      
rights are attached:                                                           
                                                                               
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                          YES       
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result NO          
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights             
are attached                                                                   
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                     NO                           
                                                                               
Other (please specify):______________                                          
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s) subject to     Pershing Nominees Limited             
notification obligation:                                                       
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                                             
different from 3):                                                             
                                                                               
5. Date of transaction (and date on      5 May 2010                            
which the threshold is crossed or                                              
reached if different):                                                         
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:        11 May 2010                           
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or   8%, 7% and 6%                         
reached:                                                                       

8: Notified Details                                                           
                                                                              
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                           
                                                                              
Class/type   Situation previous to the triggering transaction                 
of shares                                                                     
                                                                              
If possible                                                                   
use ISIN                                                                      
code                                                                          
                                                                              
GB0008550286                                                                  

Number of shares    Number of voting rights                            
                                                                       
34,486,019          8.40%                                              
                                                                       
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                   
                                                                       
Number of shares    Number of voting rights         Percentage of      
                                                    voting rights      
24,486,019                                                             
                    Direct            Indirect      Direct   Indirect  
                                                                       
                    24,486,019        N/A           5.96%    N/A       

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
Type of        Expiration     Exercise/      No. of voting       Percentage of 
financial      date           conversion     rights that may be  voting rights 
instrument                    period/date    acquired (if the                  
                                             instrument                        
                                             exercised/                        
                                             converted)                        
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights            
                                                                               
24,486,019                              5.96%                                  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of proxy holder:                                                      
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy                                              
holder will cease to hold:                                                     
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will                                            
cease to hold voting rights:                                                   

13. Additional information:             Pershing Nominees Limited holds these s
                                        hares on behalf of Vine Street Capital 
                                        Limited and associates                 
                                                                               
14 Contact name:                        Andrew Betton, Company Secretary       
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone name:             020 7851 7721