Holding(s) in Company
London Stock Exchange Plc
03 November 2003
London Stock Exchange plc
31 October 2003
London Stock Exchange plc received the following letter from Fidelity
Investments on 31 October 2003
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
(A) FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager
for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank
which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts. (See
Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings).
(B) 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 notifications 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)
3,216,477 FMRCO Chase Nominees Limited
318,723 FMRCO State Street Nominees Limited
688,600 FMRCO State Street Bank & Trust Company
14,100 FMRCO HSBC
140,300 FMTC State Street Bank & Trust
6,900 FMTC State Street Nominees Ltd.
4,900 FMTC Brown Brothers Harriman
10,923,757 FISL Chase Nominees
495,649 FISL Chase Manhattan Bank London
95,361 FPM Chase Nominees Ltd
66,600 FIL Chase Nominees
9,151,128 FIL HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK)
Limited
324,090 FIL Deutsche Bank
768,360 FIL Chase Manhattan Bank London
46,500 FIL Mellon Nominees Ltd
118,800 FIL Bank of New York, Brussels
408,704 FIL Northern Trust
20,900 FIL JP Morgan
Total Ordinary 26,809,849
Shares
Current ownership 9.03%
percentage:
Shares in issue: 297,000,000
Change in holdings +272,495 ordinary shares
since last filing:
Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Lisa Condron, Company Secretary Tel: 020 7797 3517
Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Lisa Condron, Company Secretary
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