Holding(s) in Company

Future Network PLC
30 January 2004

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE FUTURE NETWORK PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      LEGAL AND GENERAL GROUP PLC

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

     NOTIFICATION IN RESPECT OF SHAREHOLDER 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.

      SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      637,848

6)   Percentage of issued Class

      0.19%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT SPECIFIED

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     NOT SPECIFIED

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH


10)  Date of transaction

     27 JANUARY 2004

11)  Date company informed

     30 JANUARY 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

     12,943,116
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      4.01%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MARK MILLAR OR NINA SPARROW - TEL: [phone]

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

     Date of Notification 30 JANUARY 2004

                             SCHEDULE

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 914945               136,658
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 775245             1,493,208
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 357206             9,821,043
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 747381               610,216
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 866203               438,892
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 916681                17,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 360509               426,099 





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