15 January 2010
FUTURE PLC
Block Listing Application
A block listing application has been made for 6,000,000 ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the Company to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and for trading on the London Stock Exchange.
These shares will be allotted in accordance with the rules of The Future plc Performance Share Plan. They will be issued fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.
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Enquiries :-
Mark Millar, Company Secretary Tel: 01225 442244
John Bowman, Finance Director
Future plc
About Future
Future plc is an international special-interest media group that is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events for people who are passionate about their interests. We hold strong multi-media market positions in games, technology, film, music, cycling, automotive and crafts. Our biggest-selling magazines include Total Film, T3, Classic Rock, Digital Camera, Guitar World, Official Xbox Magazine, Official Playstation Magazine, Nintendo Power, Maximum PC and MacLife. Our websites include gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com, techradar.com, musicradar.com, dailyradar.com and photoradar.com. Future produces nearly 4 million magazines each month; we attract more than 27 million unique visitors to our websites; and we host 27 annual live events that attract hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts. In addition, Future exports, syndicates or licenses its publications to 90 countries internationally, making us the UK's number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.