Date of Trading Update

London Stock Exchange Plc
11 September 2002





11 September 2002


                           LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE plc

                ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRE-CLOSE PERIOD TRADING UPDATE

London stock Exchange plc will release a pre-close period trading update on 26
September 2002.  Interim results for the half year ending 30 September 2002,
will be released on 7 November 2002.

Further information is available from:


London Stock Exchange                 John Wallace - Media                         020 7797 1222
                                      Paul Froud - Investor Relations              020 7797 3322
                                      Ruth Anagnos - Investor Relations            020 7797 3322

Finsbury                              James Murgatroyd                             020 7251 3801





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