Transaction in Own Shares

8 Sep 2006 08:00

NewMedia SPARK PLC08 September 2006 NewMedia SPARK plc 8 September 2006 Purchase of own shares NewMedia SPARK plc (the "Company") The Company announces that on 7 September 2006 it purchased 750,000 of itsOrdinary Shares of 2.5p at a price of 15.88p per share. These shares will be held in Treasury. This purchase equates to 0.17% of the Company's issued share capital. Following this purchase the Company has 472,735,729 Ordinary shares in issue ofwhich 43,740,949 are now held as Treasury shares. 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