Director Shareholding

London Stock Exchange Plc
18 July 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1) Name of company



London Stock Exchange plc



2)  Name of director



Clara Furse



3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect
of  holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of  an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect
of a non-beneficial interest



Spouse



4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)



                Richard Furse



5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)



Spouse



6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary



Purchase



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



100,000



8)   Percentage of issued class



0.03%



9)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



N/A



10) Percentage of issued class



N/A



11) Class of security



Ordinary shares of 5p each



12) Price per share



£3.48



13) Date of transaction



17 July 2002



14) Date company informed



17 July 2002



15)  Total holding following this notification



325,253 (of which 123,533 are held by the London Stock Exchange Employee Benefit
Trust)



16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification



0.11% (of which 0.04% are held by the London Stock Exchange Employee Benefit
Trust)



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes



17)  Date of grant



N/A



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



N/A



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



N/A



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number



N/A



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
  is to be fixed at time of exercise



N/A



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification



N/A

23) Any additional information



N/A



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries



Lisa Condron, Company Secretary  Tel: [phone]



25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible
for making this notification


Lisa Condron, Company Secretary







Date of Notification 18 July 2002



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