RNS Number:6889P
Future Network PLC
11 September 2003


                    BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY REVIEW


1. NAME OF COMPANY:     THE FUTURE NETWORK PLC



2. NAME OF SCHEME:     THE FUTURE NETWORK PLC 1999 INTERNATIONAL SHARE OPTION 
                       SCHEME



3. PERIOD OF RETURN:     FROM: 22 SEPTEMBER 2002   TO: 30 JUNE 2003



4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARES(S)
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME
   AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:   1,405,456 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH



5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED
   UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:      NIL



6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/ALLOTTED 
   AT END OF PERIOD:     1,405,456 ORDINARY SHARES



7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) 
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) 
   ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION:   

136,663,881 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH IN THE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY WERE 
ORIGINALLY ADMITTED TO LISTING ON 25 JUNE 1999


PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
IN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS.   

AS AT 30 JUNE 2003 THERE WERE 321,707,491 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH IN ISSUE.

CONTACT FOR QUERIES

NAME:          MR MARK MILLAR
TELEPHONE:     01225 822764



                    BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY REVIEW


1. NAME OF COMPANY:     THE FUTURE NETWORK PLC



2. NAME OF SCHEME:     FUTURE PUBLISHING HOLDINGS LIMITED UNAPPROVED SHARE 
                       OPTION SCHEME



3. PERIOD OF RETURN:     FROM: 1 JANUARY 2003   TO: 30 JUNE 2003



4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARES(S)
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME
   AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD: 3,309,189 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH



5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED
   UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:    586,138 ORDINARY SHARES



6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/ALLOTTED 
   AT END OF PERIOD:     2,723,051 ORDINARY SHARES



7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) 
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) 
   ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION:

136,663,881 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH IN THE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY WERE 
ORIGINALLY ADMITTED TO LISTING ON 25 JUNE 1999


PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
IN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS.

AS AT 30 JUNE 2003 THERE WERE 321,707,491 ORDINARY SHARES IN THE FUTURE NETWORK
PLC IN ISSUE.


CONTACT FOR QUERIES

NAME:          MR MARK MILLAR
TELEPHONE:     01225 822764



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