Director/PDMR Shareholding

Future PLC
27 March 2006


27 March 2006


                                        FUTURE PLC

                              DIRECTOR'S INTERESTS IN SHARES


Future plc (the 'Company'), the international special interest media group,
announces it received notification on 27 March 2006 from John Mellon, a
non-executive director, of a change in his beneficial interests in ordinary
shares.

On 27 March 2006 John Mellon purchased 20,000 shares in the Company at a price
of 46.5p per share. John Mellon's beneficial interest in shares of the Company
is now 55,000 shares which represents 0.02% of the Company's issued share
capital.

ENDS

Enquiries:

Future plc
John Bowman, Finance Director                 01225 442244
Mark Millar, Company Secretary                01225 442244


About Future

Future plc is an international special-interest media group with offices in the
UK, US, France and Italy. Founded in 1985 with one UK magazine, today it creates
over 150 special-interest publications, websites and events, with strong
portfolios in the computing, games, music, automotive, sports, crafts and
leisure sectors. Over 100 international editions of Future's magazines are also
published under licence in 30 other countries across the world. Future employs
over 1,500 people worldwide. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange
(symbol FUTR).






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