RNS No 7440f
PORTSMOUTH & SUNDERLAND NEWSPAPERS PLC

                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

PORTSMOUTH & SUNDERLAND NEWSPAPERS PLC

2)  NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

BT PENSION SCHEME

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

AS IN 2 ABOVE

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them.

BRITEL FUND NOMINEES
BRITEL (MAM) NOMINEES

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

22,997 UNITS

6)  ( 0.2 %) of issued Class

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)  Class of security

ORDINARY

10) Date of transaction

JUNE 30, 1997

11) Date company informed

JUNE 30, 1997

12) Total holding following this notification

382,081

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.2

14) Any additional information

N/A

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

T.F. LAKE 0171-937-9741

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
    this notification

    Date of Notification..JUNE 30, 1997.........

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