Holding in Company

Future Network PLC
23 November 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     The Future Network plc

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     The asset management operation known as Scottish Widows Investment
Partnership Limited

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or 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 named 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.

     Please see below

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     Not specified

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary Shares of 1p each

10)  Date of transaction

     Not specified

11)  Date company informed

     23 November 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     5,286,605 Ordinary Shares
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.699%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Rob Day, Group Counsel, The Future Network plc: [phone]

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification: 23 November 2000




                 SAMUEL ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD AND SCOTTISH WIDOWS 
             INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN SHARES

          Movement of 3% Aggregated Holdings - Material Stock Interests

                                                              20 November 2000


SEDOL    Company  Stock                Group    Fund   
Number   Name     Description Amount   Company  Code Registered Holder Interest 

0723998  FUTURE   ORD GBP0.01   278,219 HSAM   AA1AA State Street 
         NETWORK                                     Nominees Limited  Material
                                                      A/C XBY2

                                162,200 HSAM   AA2AA State Street
                                                     Nominees Limited  Material
                                                      A/C XBY3

                                 64,415 HSAM   ALEQ1 HSBC Global 
                                                      Custody Nominees
                                                      (UK) Limited     Material

                                 61,640 HSAM   ALSPF HSBC Global 
                                                      Custody Nominees
                                                      (UK) Limited     Material

                                158,358 HSAM   APEQU  HSBC Global 
                                                      Custody Nominees
                                                      (UK) Limited     Material

                                172,067 HSAM   BH2AA  State Street
                                                      Nominees Limited
                                                      A/C XBJ2         Material

                                      0 HSAM   BP1AA  State Street
                                                      Nominees Limited
                                                      A/C XBJ3         Material

                                186,493 HSAM   GIEQU  State Street
                                                      Nominees Limited
                                                      A/C XBP7         Material

                                171,716 HSAM   GPS    State Street
                                                      Nominees Limited
                                                      A/C XBY4         Material

                                 41,830 HSAM   LGOPS  State Street
                                                      Nominees Limited
                                                      A/C XBY5         Material

                                133,339 HSAM   TSLTM  State Street
                                                      Nominees Limited
                                                      A/C XBK6         Material

                                  9,400 HSAM   TSPIP  C O Nominees 
                                                      Limited          Material

                                403,743 SWIM   A2U    RBSTB Nominees
                                                      Ltd. A/c SW      Material

                              1,831,064 SWIM   FEU    Vidacos Nominees
                                                      Ltd              Material

                                 12,216 SWIM   FIX    Vidacos Nominees
                                                      Ltd              Material

                                 89,504 SWIM   IVP    RBSTB Nominees
                                                       Ltd A/c SW      Material

                                 92,094 SWIM   N01    RBSTB Nominees
                                                       Ltd A/c SW      Material

                                170,600 SWIM   P2U    RBSTB Nominees
                                                       Ltd A/c SW      Material

                                802,609 SWIM   PEQ    RBSTB Nominees
                                                       Ltd A/c SW      Material

                                445,098 SWIM   W01    RBSTB Nominees
                                                       Ltd A/c SW      Material


                              5,286,605