Holding(s) in Company

London Stock Exchange Plc
14 June 2004


London Stock Exchange plc

14 June 2004

London Stock Exchange plc received the following letter from Fidelity
Investments on 11 June 2004

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 - U.K. 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 and efficiency. 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      Nominee/Registered Name
(Ordinary Shares)                    Company   

                        3,493,077    FMRCO           Chase Nominees Limited
                          515,923    FMRCO           State Street Nominees 
                                                     Limited
                          688,600    FMRCO           State Street Bank & Trust 
                                                     Company
                           14,100    FMRCO           HSBC
                          100,600    FMTC            State Street Bank & Trust
                       15,239,639    FISL            Chase Nominees
                          495,649    FISL            Chase Manhattan Bank London
                          158,961    FPM             Chase Nominees Ltd
                          110,700    FIL             Chase Nominees
                          422,100    FIL             HSBC Client Holdings 
                                                     Nominee (UK) Limited
                          531,700    FIL             Deutsche Bank
                        1,048,418    FIL             Chase Manhattan Bank London
                           45,900    FIL             Mellon Nominees Ltd
                          125,900    FIL             Bank of New York, Brussels
                          257,064    FIL             Northern Trust
Total Ordinary Shares  23,248,331
Current ownership            7.83%
percentage:
Shares in issue:      297,000,000
Change in holdings    (3,088,751) 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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