Offer Update

Future PLC
15 April 2005



15 April 2005

                                   FUTURE PLC

            FURTHER RESPONSE TO OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING ANNOUNCEMENT

Following Future plc's statement yesterday, noting the Office of Fair Trading's
announcement that it had referred to the Competition Commission the anticipated
acquisition by Future plc of the issued ordinary share capital of Highbury House
Communications plc ('Highbury') and that, consequently, the offer for the issued
ordinary share capital of Highbury dated 11 March 2005 had lapsed in accordance
with its terms, Future plc believes that it would not be in the interests of
Future plc's shareholders to pursue further a possible acquisition of the issued
ordinary share capital of Highbury. Future plc will accordingly approach the
Competition Commission to seek a cancellation of the reference.

Enquiries:

Future plc
Greg Ingham, Chief Executive
John Bowman, Finance Director

Tel: [phone]

Hogarth Partnership
(Financial PR advisers to Future)

James Longfield
Georgina Briscoe

Tel: [phone]



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