Holding(s) in Company

Future PLC
23 January 2006


                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     FUTURE PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FMR CORP
     AND
     FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     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.

     MELLON BANK N.A.               - 1,717,169
     JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH        - 32,344,113 
     BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX     - 7,331,000
     JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH         - 1,890,660 
     BNP PARIBAS, PARIS             - 1,432,400  

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     2,711,698

8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

     0.83%

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT KNOWN

11)  Date listed company informed

     23 JANUARY 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

     44,715,342
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

     13.70%

14)  Any additional information

     CURRENT ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL IS 326,423,957

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MARK MILLAR
     01225 822764

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

     MARK MILLAR, COMPANY SECRETARY


     Date of Notification ....  23 JANUARY 2006  ....................



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