Holding(s) in Company

Future PLC
30 June 2006


             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     FUTURE PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.

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.

     THE BANK OF NY LONDON - 212,300
     JP MORGAN CHASE BK, LONDON - 18,752,080
     STATE STREET BANK LONDON - 7,967,220

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     UNKNOWN

6)   Percentage of issued Class 

     UNKNOWN

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

     30TH JUNE 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

     26,931,600
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     8.25%


14)  Any additional information

     CURRENT ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL IS 326,489,646

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 ...... FRIDAY, 30TH JUNE 2006






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