Holding(s) in Company

Future PLC
19 July 2007




TR-1(i):     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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):
 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )
 

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):                                                    (   )
                            

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Aberforth Partners LLP

 

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

Shareholder                                       Shares

1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc          7,480,300

2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund              6,848,600

3. The Church Commissioners for England           1,269,950  

4. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc    1,501,450

 
                                                
1,2,4 = Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth

3 = The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd



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

16 July 2007

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 July 2007

 

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

5%

 

8. Notified details:


 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares    Situation previous to       Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
                        the Triggering   
if possible using the   transaction      
ISIN CODE                
                                                                     
 
                      Number of   Number of         Number of     Number of voting             % of voting rights  
                      shares      voting rights     Shares        rights                                                

                                                                  Direct      Indirect         Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
Ordinary              Below 5%    Below 5%          17,100,300    N/A         17,100,300       N/A       5.24%

GB0007239980





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
 
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.                           
                                                                                      
N/A         N/A              N/A                 N/A                  N/A                                               
                                     

 

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights        % of voting rights 
                                 
17,100,300                     5.24%
                  
                                   

 

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



 



Proxy Voting:
 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

 

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:

N/A

 

14. Contact name:

Mark Millar, Co Secretary, Future plc

 

15. Contact telephone number:    

01225 822764

 



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