Holding in Company

Future Network PLC
7 November 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE FUTURE NETWORK PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     DEUTSCHE BANK AG

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 THE SHAREHOLDER 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.

     SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NOT SPECIFIED

6)   ( %) of issued Class

     NOT SPECIFIED

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT SPECIFIED

8)   ( %) of issued Class

     NOT SPECIFIED

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT SPECIFIED

11)  Date company informed

     6 NOVEMBER 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     20,444,343
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     14.30%

14)  Any additional information

     THE HOLDINGS ARE HELD ON BEHALF OF A NUMBER OF CLIENTS
     WHOSE PORTFOLIOS ARE MANAGED ON A DISCRETIONARY BASIS
     BY COMPANIES WITHIN THE DEUTSCHE BANK GROUP ACTING AS
     FUND MANAGERS

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     EDWARD GRIFFITHS
     TEL:  [phone]

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

     Date of Notification ...7 NOVEMBER 2000..........................



                               SCHEDULE

                          FUTURE NETWORK PLC 
                         ORDINARY £0.01 SHARES



Held as Principal                                                 No of Shares

Deutsche Bank AG London                                                72,500

Held in Customer Portfolios                                             
Morgan Nominees                                                     7,654,664
Morgan Nominees Account BIPF                                           49,800
Morgan Nominees Account CHY                                           155,080
Morgan Nominees Account CSL                                            31,000
Morgan Nominees Account D131                                          823,699
Morgan Nominees Account ENF                                            97,270
Morgan Nominees Account LAM                                           127,730
Morgan Nominees Account MER                                            18,522
Morgan Nominees Account NG                                             41,092
Morgan Nominees Account PGP                                            27,000
Morgan Nominees Account SAM                                            33,323
Morgan Nominees Account SL                                            439,603
Bank of New York Nominees                                              38,710
Bank of New York Nominees Account VC                                    2,200
Bank of New York 588251                                                 3,780
Bank of Tokyo, London                                                   2,450
British Overseas Bank A/c 7020                                         27,106
BT Globenet Nominees                                                  494,208
BT Globenet Account HLF XLF                                           374,014
Channel Nominees                                                      139,350
Chase Nominees                                                      1,024,934
Chase Nominees Account 14186                                           60,690
Clydesdale Bank Custodian Nominees                                    109,105
Deutsche Bank International Limited                                   223,570
Glyn Nominees                                                           9,400
HSBC Global Custody Nominees                                            3,800
Lloyds Bank Stock Exchange Branch Nominees                              6,610
Lloyds Bank Nominees                                                   80,104
Lothian Regional Council                                              464,808
Mirglip Nominees                                                       16,600
MSS Nominees                                                        1,743,947
MSS Nominees Account 767137                                             6,170
National Provincial Nominees                                            5,970
Nortrust Nominees                                                   1,725,655
Raiffeisen Zentralebank Nominees                                        4,130
Railways Pension Trustee Company Limited                            1,028,745
Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Bank Nominees                          1,861,124
Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Bank Nominees A/c RTLDN                   34,800
State Street Nominees                                               1,020,490
State Street Nominees Account SJ22                                    101,200
Sutrin Nominees Limited                                                14,520
Tokyo Trust                                                           111,160
Vidacos Nominees                                                      131,200
To be Advised                                                           1,510

TOTAL                                                              20,444,343


NOTE:  The shares comprised under this notification may, from time to time, be
the subject of a stock lending agreement resulting in a change in registration
but not in DBAG's Interest in the shares.