Holding(s) in Company

Future PLC
08 March 2006


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     FUTURE PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS 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 SHAREHOLDER 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.

     BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD - 801,269
     BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD - 11,073,149
     GERRARD LTD - 9,400

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NOT SPECIFIED.

6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

     NOT SPECIFIED.

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT SPECIFIED.

8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

      NOT SPECIFIED.

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH.

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT SPECIFIED.

11)  Date company informed

     7TH MARCH 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

     11,883,818
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any 
     treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account 
     when calculating percentage)

      3.64%

14)  Any additional information

     CURRENT ISSUES SHARES CAPITAL IS 326,480,279

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MARK MILLAR, COMPANY SECRETARY
     TEL:  [phone]

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

      JOHN BOWMAN,  FINANCE DIRECTOR

   
     Date of Notification ...8TH MARCH 2006..............





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