Holding(s) in Company

London Stock Exchange Plc
6 June 2002


London Stock Exchange plc

6 June 2002

London Stock Exchange plc received the following letter from Fidelity
Investments on 6 June 2002

Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K.
Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details the
disclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosure
constitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely
for purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that any
of these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests.

These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act.
The Interest detailed herein was acquired solely for investment purposes. For
disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders.

Notifications under Sections 198 to 202 - UK Companies Act

1.           Company in which shares are held:                     London Stock Exchange plc

2.           Notifiable Interest:                                  Ordinary Shares

             FMR Corp.
             82 Devonshire Street
             Boston, MA 02109

             Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager
             for US mutual funds. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and their
             holdings).

             Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
             P.O. Box HM 670
             Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda

             Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity
             Investment Services Ltd. (FISL) and Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), investment managers for
             various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. (See Schedule A for listing of
             Registered Shareholders and their holdings.)

3.           The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:

             Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d
             82 Devonshire Street
             Boston, MA 02109

             Principal shareholder of FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited.

4.           The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorised unit trust schemes in
             the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the
             Companies Act 1985.

5.           These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications of interest in
             the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity. Nothing herein should be taken
             to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International
             Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or
             in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these
             notification on a joint basis.

6.           The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namely where a person,
             not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a right conferred by the holding of
             the shares or to control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act
             respectively.


 Schedule A

                           Shares Held Management Company               Nominee/Registered Name
(Ordinary Shares)

                             2,532,277 FMRCO                            Chase Nominees Limited

                               153,723 FMRCO                            State Street Nominees Limited

                             6,738,594 FISL                             Chase Nominees

                                44,000 FISL                             Chase Manhattan Bank London

                               254,900 FPM                              Bankers Trust

                                52,800 FPM                              Citibank

                               148,200 FPM                              HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK)
                                                                        Limited

                                42,900 FPM                              Chase Nominees Ltd

                               769,100 FIL                              Chase Nominees

                            13,814,531 FIL                              HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK)
                                                                        Limited

                               407,500 FIL                              Northern Trust

                                19,560 FIL                              Deutsche Bank

                               143,800 FIL                              Nortrust Nominees Ltd

                               109,300 FIL                              State Street Nominees Ltd

                               388,500 FIL                              Bank of New York London

Total Ordinary              25,619,685
Shares

Current ownership                8.63%
percentage:

Shares in issue:           297,000,000

Change in holdings (1,605,505) ordinary shares
since last filing:


Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Lisa Condron, Company Secretary Tel: [phone]

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

Lisa Condron, Company Secretary


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