Director/PDMR Shareholding

Future PLC
12 January 2006


                                   FUTURE PLC

                NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTOR'S INTERESTS IN SHARES


Future plc (LSE: FUTR) announces that under the rules of its Sharesave Scheme, 
it has granted options to a number of UK employees over 926,903 Ordinary shares
in the Company.

Consequently, on 12 January 2006, the Company received notification from John
Bowman (Group Finance Director), that he was notified by the sharesave plan
administrator on 9 January 2006 that he had acquired, on 23 December 2005, a 
beneficial interest in 20,107 sharesave options.  These sharesave options are
exercisable in three years in accordance with the terms of the Company's 
Sharesave Scheme, at an exercise price of 46.5p per share.

In addition, on 12 January 2006, the Company received notification that John 
Bowman had exercised  18,900 sharesave options granted to him on 4 October 2002 
at an exercise price of 50p per share, pursuant to the rules of the Company's
sharesave plan. 

Subsequent to the exercise of these sharesave options, John Bowman's total 
interest in shares in the Company has increased to 618,900 shares representing
0.19% of the Company's issued share capital.

Enquiries:

Mark Millar, Company Secretary or
John Bowman, Finance Director
Future plc                                    01225 442244

About Future
Future plc was founded in the UK in 1985.  Today, it publishes over 150 special-
interest consumer magazines worldwide with strong portfolios in the computing,
games, music, automotive, sports, crafts and leisure sectors.  It is the fifth
largest magazine publisher in the UK.  Future employs 1,450 people in offices in
the UK, US, France and Italy.  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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