Holding(s) in Company

Future PLC
08 March 2006


                                    SCHEDULE 10

                      NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     FUTURE PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS PLC

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.


     Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd - 801,269
     Barclays Global Investors Ltd - 11,073,149
     Barclays Capital Securities Ltd - 2,266,238
     Gerrard Ltd - 9,400

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     Not specified

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

     Not specified

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     Not specified

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

     Not specified

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     Not specified

11)  Date listed company informed

     7th March 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

     14,150,056
               
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)

     4.33%

14)  Any additional information

     Current issues share capital is 326,480,279

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Mark Millar, Company Secretary
     Tel: [phone]

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

     John Bowman, Finance Director


     Date of Notification .. 8th March, 2006






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