Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Future PLC

03 February 2009

FUTURE PLC

DIRECTORS'/PDMRs INTERESTS IN SHARES

Future plc (the 'Company'), the international special-interest media group, announces that it received notification in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R on 2 February 2009 from RBC Corporate Employee and Executive Services Limited, the Trustee of the Company's Employee Benefit Trust (the 'Trust'), of the following:

On 26 January 2009, the Trust transferred to individuals (including the executive Directors referred to below) a total of 552,160 shares, representing 0.17% of the issued share capital of the Company, being the balance of shares which had vested, less the number of shares sold to meet the tax and NI liability arising on the vesting of such shares.

In order to meet the tax and NI liability arising on the vesting, between 14 and 22 January 2009, the Trust sold 298,287 shares in the Company (at a gross average price of 18.25p per share), representing 0.09% of the issued share capital of the Company.

As a result of the vesting of one-third of her Restricted Stock Award on 31 December 2008, Stevie Spring's beneficial interest in shares of the Company has increased by 146,292 (comprising the vesting of 248,447 of her Restricted Stock Award shares less the sale of 102,155 of those shares at a price of 18.25p per share between 14 and 22 January 2009 by the Trust in order to meet the tax liability arising on the vesting of the Award). Stevie Spring has undertaken not, without the consent of the board of the Company, to dispose of any shares that vest under the Restricted Stock Award (other than any sold to pay the tax and NI liability that arises on vesting) while she remains employed with the Company. Stevie Spring's total beneficial interest in shares is 585,689 shares, which represents 0.18% of the Company's issued share capital.

As a result of the vesting of one-third of his Restricted Stock Award on 31 December 2008, John Bowman's beneficial interest in shares of the Company has increased by 58,882 (comprising the vesting of 100,000 of his Restricted Stock Award shares less the sale of 41,118 of those shares at a price of 18.25p per share between 14 and 22 January 2009 by the Trust in order to meet the tax liability arising on the vesting of the Award). John Bowman has undertaken not, without the consent of the board of the Company, to dispose of any shares that vest under the Restricted Stock Award (other than any sold to pay the tax and NI liability that arises on vesting) while he remains employed with the Company. John Bowman's total beneficial interest in shares is 811,191 shares, which represents 0.25% of the Company's issued share capital.