Rule 8 - Sportsworld Media

RNS Number:4335T
Carr Sheppards Crosthwaite Ld
22 March 2002

                                                                    FORM 8.1/8.3

Lodge with Company Announcements Office and the Panel. Use a separate form for
each class of securities in which dealings have been made.

Date of Disclosure: 22/03/2002 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3
OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing: 21/03/2002

Dealing in SPORTSWORLD MEDIA (name of company)

1) Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) ORDINARY

2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit

............. 1,000 5.3p
............. ............. ..............
............. ............. ..............

3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
(and percentage of class) 69,051,869( 0.01 %)


4) Party making disclosure Carr Sheppard Crosthwaite Ltd


5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1).....................
OR (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund
management organisation
Carr Sheppard Crosthwaite Ltd


6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) NO
(ii) offeree company YES

Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)...

If category (8), explain...........................................

(b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1%
or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) NO

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above..N/A.........

(Also print name of signatory): Gail Hextall

Telephone and extension number: 0207 597 1487


Note 1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also
identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on
instructions of a controller

Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all
reasons.

Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company
or which an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company
in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must
be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8.......................
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Note 5. It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative
transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that
relevant information can be given.

Note 6. In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade
should be disclosed.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel No:
020 7638 0129.


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