Holding in Company

Future Network PLC
6 December 2001

                  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 SCHEDULE 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

5 DECEMBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

37,808,084
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.86%

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

MR  JOHN BOWMAN OR MISS NINA SPARROW    TEL: [phone]

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

     Date of Notification 6 DECEMBER 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 

                           FUTURE NETWORK PLC
                          ORDINARY £0.01 SHARES 

                                                                      
Held as Principal                                       No of Shares
  
Deutsche Bank AG London                                       51,650

Held in Customer Portfolios                                 
Morgan Nominees                                           16,895,641    
Morgan Nominees Account CHY                                  323,136       
Morgan Nominees Account CSL                                   68,200        
Morgan Nominees Account D131                               1,784,602     
Morgan Nominees Account ENF                                  213,994       
Morgan Nominees Account LAM                                  281,006       
Morgan Nominees Account MER                                   40,748        
Morgan Nominees Account NG                                    86,849        
Morgan Nominees Account SAM                                   73,310        
Morgan Nominees Account SL                                   526,378       
Bank of New York Nominees                                    219,120       
BT Globenet Nominees                                         252,100       
Chase Nominees                                             5,787,192     
Chase Nominees Account 14186                                 133,518       
Clydesdale Bank Custodian Nominees                            63,580        
Deutsche Bank International Limited                          212,438       
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd                        569,082       
Lothian Regional Council                                   1,022,577     
Nortrust Nominees                                          3,773,996     
Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Bank Nominees                 3,279,066     
State Street Nominees                                      2,149,901

TOTAL                                                     37,808,084
    
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.

4 December, 2001