Holding(s) in Company

Future Network PLC
28 June 2004


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     FUTURE NETWORK PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED AND SCHRODERS PLC


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 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.

     SCHRODER UNIT TRUSTS LIMITED                         22,501,439

     SCHRODER NOMINEES LIMITED (SCHRODER NOMINEES)         3,195,617

     BRITISH COAL STAFF SUPERANNUATION                     9,566,700

     NORTRUST NOMINEES                                     2,065,000

     CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                  7,962,930
 
     RSBTB NOMINEES LIMITED                                  874,669

     MINEWORKER'S PENSION SCHEME                          10,056,517

     CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                    7,100,000


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NOT SPECIFIED


6)   Percentage of issued Class

     NOT SPECIFIED

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH


10)  Date of transaction

     NOT KNOWN


11)  Date company informed

     25 JUNE 2004


12)  Total holding following this notification

     63,322,872

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     19.57%


14)  Any additional information

     CURRENT ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL IS 323,557,781


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     NINA SPARROW
     01225 822834


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


     Date of Notification      28 JUNE 2004


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