Holding(s) in Company

Future PLC
23 December 2005

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     FUTURE PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS 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.

     GERRARD LTD - 9,400
     BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD - 10,092,108
     BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD - 2,190,799
     BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD - 1,000,917

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

     NOT SPECIFIED

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     NOT SPECIFIED

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT SPECIFIED

11)  Date company informed

     23 DECEMBER 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

     13,293,224
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.07%

14)  Any additional information

     CURRENT ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL IS 326,332,103

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MARK MILLAR, COMPANY SECRETARY
     01255 442244

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification
                                  JOHN BOWMAN, FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
     Date of Notification ....... 23 DECEMBER 2005  





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