Deal Group Media PLC 19 January 2006 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company Deal Group Media plc 2. Name of director Andrew Dickson 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest - 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified) - 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) - 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary - 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired - 8. Percentage of issued class - 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 10. Percentage of issued class - 11. Class of security - 12. Price per share - 13. Date of transaction - 14. Date company informed - 15. Total holding following this notification 50,000 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.01% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes. 17. Date of grant 17/01/2006 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable Evenly over three years 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Nil 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number 4,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p each 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise 4.125p 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 5,000,000 23. Any additional information As part of this agreement 1,000,000 options previously granted to Andrew Dickson were cancelled 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Andrew Dickson 0207 691 1880 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Andrew Dickson, Finance Director and Chief Operating Officer Date of Notification 19 January 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange