Holding(s) in Company

Future PLC
28 March 2007


                                                                    

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Future plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (   )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

Other (please specify) :                                                   ( x )

Revised due to DTR rules - see Section 13
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

See schedule below
 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

Revised due to DTR rules
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09 March 2007
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

N/A
 

8. Notified details:


 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

ISIN
GB0007239980            38,449,141              38,449,141

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

ISIN
GB0007239980                                      38,449,141                 11.78%
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

38,449,141                        11.78%
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

See schedule below
 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:

Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A
 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A
 

13. Additional information:

As discussed with the FSA, prior to the implementation of the EU Transparency
Directive, Fidelity aggregated the interests in shares of FMR Corp (FMR) and
Fidelity International Limited (FIL) together for the purposes of shareholder
reporting. According to the new DTR rules we are now reporting the indirect
holdings of FMR and FIL separately. A separate notification is being submitted
for FMR Corp. Please note these holdings are correct as of close of business 07
March 2007

 

14. Contact name:

Mark Millar, Co Secretary, Future plc
 

15. Contact telephone number:

01225 822764



FIL

Issuer name:                        FUTURE PLC

Current ownership percentage:       11.78%

Total shares held:                  38,449,141

Issued share capital:               326,515,089


SHARES HELD               NOMINEE               MANAGEMENT COMPANY

33,907,261         JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH          FISL

4,541,880          JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH          FII


Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for
various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund
Management Limited (FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Limited (FISL),
Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited
(FAKL), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK),
Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and
Fidelity Investment International (FII), Investment managers for various
non-US investment companies and institutional clients.



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