Deal Group Media PLC 05 January 2005 5 January 2005 Deal Group Media plc ("Deal Group" or "the Company") Holding in Company Deal Group received notification today that, following a sale of 500,000 shares on 4 January 2005, J O Hambro Capital Management Limited is currently interested in 28,765,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the Company, representing 7.78% of the total issued share capital. The total holding of 28,765,000 shares in which all parties are interested includes a non-material interest for the purposes of Section 199 2A Companies Act 1985 of 27,229,417 shares in which a Limited Liability Partnership owned by J O Hambro Capital Management Group Limited is interested as investment manager of an undertaking for collective investments in transferable securities (UCITS). Enquiries to: Adrian Moss, Chief Executive Officer Deal Group Media plc 020 7691 1880 www.dealgroupmediaplc.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange