Holding(s) in Company

Future PLC
02 November 2006


             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     FUTURE PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
     AND
     SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA LIMITED

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     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.

     BRITISH COAL STAFF SUPERANNUATION A/C: P                         9,566,700
     CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                           1,067,700
     JP MORGAN BANK LUXEMBOURG SA                                     9,536,734
     MINEWORKERS' PENSION SCHEME A/C: R                              10,056,517
     NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED                                        2,450,000
     RBSTB NOMINEES LTD                                                 716,500
     UBS (LUXEMBURG)                                                    405,104
     SCHRODER UNIT TRUSTS LIMITED                                    16,088,153
     SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA LIMITED             7,836,663

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class 

     N/A


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT SPECIFIED

8)   Percentage of issued Class 

     NOT SPECIFIED


9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

     02 NOVEMBER 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

     57,713,371
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     
     17.677%

14)  Any additional information

     CURRENT ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL IS 326,489,646

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MARK MILLAR, COMPANY SECRETARY
     01225 442244

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

     Date of Notification .. 02 NOVEMBER 2006






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