Future appoints new Chief Executive

Future, the international special-interest media group, announces today the appointment of Ms Stevie Spring as a director of the Company and its Chief Executive with effect from 3 July 2005. She will replace Greg Ingham who has today announced his decision to step down as Chief Executive.

Stevie Spring, 48, is a senior media executive with broad experience of managing and growing creative businesses. Most recently she was Chief Executive of Clear Channel, the UK's largest outdoor media company, which she led for six years through a period of substantial change and progress. Prior to this she spent sixteen years in national and international advertising company management at agencies including Young & Rubicam and Grey. She started her career in marketing and television.

Roger Parry, Chairman of Future, said,

"We are delighted that Stevie has agreed to join Future and to have attracted someone with her skills and experience to lead the business into its next stage of development. She has a long and successful track record of managing and developing creative businesses, both at media owners and advertising agencies. This experience, together with her energy, vision and extensive contacts amongst advertisers and agencies, will complement the very strong publishing teams we have at Future. I and the Board greatly look forward to working with her."

Commenting on her appointment, Stevie Spring said,

"I am very excited at the opportunity to join Future's Board. Despite its recent trading difficulties, Future has strong market positions in a number of consumer sectors and some excellent media properties, both in print and online. I look forward to working with the team to build on these platforms and to help the business fulfill its undoubted potential."

Ms Spring, a law graduate, is a Fellow of both the Marketing Society and the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising. She chairs the Federation of Groundwork Trusts, the UK's largest organisation delivering sustainable community regeneration projects, and is on the boards of Arts and Business, the National Advertising Benevolent Society and the Women's Advertising Club.

There are no further details to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13(1) to (6) of the Listing Rules.

Future has today also announced its Interim Results for the six months ended 31st March 2006.

Enquiries:

Future plc
Tel: 020 7042 4000
Roger Parry, Chairman
John Bowman, Finance Director

Hogarth Partnership
Tel: 020 7357 9477
James Longfield/Georgina Briscoe

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Biography attached

Stevie Spring
Chief Executive Designate
Future plc

Stevie graduated in law and spent four years in client marketing and two years launching breakfast television before starting a 16-year career in advertising agency management. During that time she worked nationally and internationally at various agencies including Grey and Young & Rubicam - where she was Managing Director.

In February 2000, she was appointed UK Chief Executive of Clear Channel, the world's largest out of home media company. The UK business, which includes Clear Channel Billboards, Adshel Street Furniture, BT Connect and Taxi Media among its portfolio, is the UK's largest and leading outdoor company. It has a turnover approaching £250m, employs 800 staff, and operates nearly 100,000 advertising panels through a national network of 20 offices and depots.

Stevie also chairs the DCLG sponsored Groundwork Federation, which incorporates 50 trusts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and, with a turnover of £120m pa, is the UK's largest organisation delivering community regeneration projects.

She is (uniquely) a Fellow of both the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising and of the Marketing Society and sits on the boards of NABS, WACL and Arts and Business.

Stevie is a frequent conference speaker, lecturer and commentator on both media and transport issues.

She was voted one of the 75 Women of Achievement in Media and Marketing in the past 75 years and named one of Campaign Magazine's Top 10 nicest People in Media.

Professional Experience

2000 - 2006: Clear Channel UK - Chief Executive
1994 - 2000: Young & Rubicam Advertising - Managing Director
1992 - 1994: WMGO Group - Managing Director
1988 - 1992: GGT plc - Deputy Managing Director
1984 - 1988: Grey International - New Business Director
1982 - 1984: TV-am - Business Development Director
1978 - 1982: Alpine Holdings - Marketing Manager

2000 - present: Chairman, Federation of Groundwork Trusts