Holding(s) in Company

Future Network PLC
21 December 2004


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE FUTURE NETWORK PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS

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 SHAREHOLDER IN 2 ABOVE 
      AND/OR ONE OR MORE OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES

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)   Percentage of issued Class
      NOT SPECIFIED

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 SPECIFIED

11)  Date company informed

     20 DECEMBER 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

      12,759,124
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      3.93%

14)  Any additional information

      CURRENT ISSUES SHARE CAPITAL IS 324,595,757

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      MARK MILLAR OR NINA SPARROW
      TEL:  [phone]


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

     Date of Notification .....21 DECEMBER 2004...................


                             LEGAL ENTITY REPORT 

FUTURE NETWORK                                                    SEDOL: 0723998


As at 09 December 2004 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 12,759,124 ORD GBP0.01 representing 3.93 % of the
issued share capital of 324,476,926 units.


Legal Entity                                      Holding      Percentage Held

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                    1,695,269       0.5225
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                     9,615,612       2.9634
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                   1,448,243       0.4463

                                Group Holding    12,759,124       3.9322

     

 
 

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