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23 Dec 2005 11:42

NewMedia SPARK PLC23 December 2005 NewMedia SPARK PLC23 December 2005 NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTORS STOCK PURCHASES NewMedia SPARK plc ("SPARK") announces that three directors have today chosen to purchase shares in SPARK by exercising share options originally granted under the NewMedia SPARK plc 2001 share option scheme. These share options are over existing ordinary 2.5p shares held by the NewMedia SPARK Employee Benefit Trust. Details of the option exercise are as follows: Name of Director Charles Berry Andrew Betton Jayesh Patel Number of options exercised 287,968 214,000 429,194Price paid per share 2.5p 2.5p 2.5pTotal amount payable £7,199.20 £5,350.00 £10,729.85Percentage of issued shares acquired 0.06% 0.05% 0.09%Number of shares held after exercise 287,968 214,000 829,194 For further information: NewMedia SPARK plc 020 7851 7777Andrew Betton, Finance Director & Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange