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Future Network PLC 17 March 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 SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED AND SCHRODERS 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 RELATES TO SHAREHOLDERS 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. SCHRODER UNIT TRUSTS LIMITED 15,236,046 SCHRODER NOMINEES LIMITED (SCHRODERS NOMINEES) 3,195,617 BRITISH COAL STAFF SUPERANNUATION 8,566,700 IMPERIAL PENSION NOMINEES LIMITED 2,000,000 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 4,405,930 RSBTB NOMINEES LIMITED 861,844 MINEWORKER'S PENSION SCHEME 9,056,517 SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA INC. 5,500,000 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. NOT SPECIFIED 6) Percentage of issued Class NOT SPECIFIED 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) Percentage of issued Class N/A 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH 10) Date of transaction NOT KNOWN 11) Date company informed 16 MARCH 2004 12) Total holding following this notification 48,822,654 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 15.104% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries NINA SPARROW 01225 822834 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification MARK MILLAR, COMPANY SECRETARY Date of Notification 17 MARCH 2004 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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