Company Name Change

Future Network PLC
27 January 2005



27 January 2005


                               THE FUTURE NETWORK PLC

                        Company Name Change To Future plc


The Future Network plc, the international special-interest magazine group, is
pleased to announce that with effect from 26 January 2005 the Company's name has
changed to Future plc.

Following the name change, the stock exchange ticker symbol has changed from
FNET to FUTR.

In addition, the Company's website address is now www.futureplc.com and all
visitors to the old URL will be automatically redirected to the new website
address.

About Future
Future plc was founded in the UK in 1985. Today, it publishes over 100
special-interest consumer magazines worldwide with strong portfolios in the
computing, games, music, sports, motoring, crafts and leisure sectors. It is the
fifth largest magazine publisher in the UK and last year was reported as being
the fastest growing US magazine publisher at newsstand.

Future employs 1,200 people in offices in the UK, US, Italy and France. Over 100
international editions of Future's magazines are also published under licence in
30 other countries across the world. The Company is listed on the London Stock
Exchange (symbol FUTR).




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