Holding(s) in Company

Future PLC
01 August 2006


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             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 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.


British Coal Staff Superannuation a/c: P                           9,566,700
Chase Manhattan Bank                                              13,536,734
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme a/c: R                                10,056,517
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                          2,450,000
RBSTB Nominees Limited                                               716,500
UBS (Luxemburg)                                                      405,104
Schroder Nominees Limited                                          1,067,000
Schroder Unit Trusts Limited                                      16,210,724
Schroder Investment Management North America                       7,817,826
Limited

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

Not specified

6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     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
     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 known

11)  Date company informed

01 August 2006


12)  Total holding following this notification

61,827,105
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any 
     treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account 
     when calculating percentage)

18.94%

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 822 764

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

Mark Millar
Company Secretary

     Date of Notification ......01 August 2006








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