Director/PDMR Shareholding

Future PLC 12 January 2006 12 January 2006 FUTURE PLC NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN SHARES Future plc (LSE : FUTR) announces that, on 10 January 2006, it granted Awards in accordance with the rules of its Performance Share Plan ('PSP') and its Deferred Annual Bonus Scheme ('DABS') over 1,567,318 and £61,625 Ordinary shares in the Company respectively. Consequently, on 12 January 2006, the Company received notification that the following Directors acquired, on 10 January 2006, a beneficial interest in the following Ordinary shares in the Company: - Greg Ingham (Chief Executive, Future plc) acquired a beneficial interest in 603,44.8 Ordinary shares in the Company under the PSP; and - John Bowman (Finance Director, Future plc) acquired a beneficial interest in 413,793 Ordinary shares in the Company under the PSP. The PSP Awards will vest three years from the date of grant, at no cost to the participants, in accordance with the rules of the PSP subject to the satisfaction by the Company of performance criteria approved at the 2005 AGM when the scheme was adopted: 50% of the Award is subject to total shareholder return (TSR) performance and 50% of the Award is subject to earnings per share (EPS) performance. The vesting of the TSR part of the PSP Award will be determined by the Company's performance compared to a group of similar companies, not being Less than 15 in number, such that if the Company's performance places it below median, no part of the Award will vest, 25% will vest if the Company's performance is median and 100% if the Company's performance places it in the top quintile (20%) as against the comparator companies, and on a pro rata straight line basis between the two. Initially, this group comprises 19 companies (as Listed on page 58 of the 2005 Annual Report). To alleviate short-term volatility, the return index will be averaged in the TSR calculations for each company over the three months prior to the start and end of the performance period. The vesting of the other part of the PSP Award will be determined by the Company's EPS performance against the Retail Price Index (RPI). EPS growth targets have been determined by the Remuneration Committee for these Awards as follows: in the event that the Company's EPS growth is less than RPI + 3%, none of that part of the Award will vest, vesting commences at over RPI +3% and, at RPI +8%. 100% of that part of the Award will vest, and vesting will be on a pro rata straight line basis between the two. Earnings per share is defined as before amortisation of intangible assets and exceptional items. The DABS awards are related to performance in the most recent financial year and the relevant shares wilL be transferred to the eligible employees three years after the date of award, subject only to the participants remaining within the employment of the Group until the date of vesting. ENDS Enquiries: John Bowman, Finance Director 01225 442244 Mark Millar, Company Secretary Future plc About Future Future plc was founded in the UK in 1985. Today, it publishes over 150 special- interest consumer magazines worldwide with strong portfolios in the computing, games, music, automotive, sports, crafts and leisure sectors. It is the fifth largest magazine publisher in the UK. Future employs 1,450 people in offices in the UK, US, France and Italy. Over 100 international editions of Future's magazines are also published under Licence in 30 other countries across the world. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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