Holding(s) in Company

London Stock Exchange Plc
03 August 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


London Stock Exchange plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Barclays PLC



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


Not disclosed



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


Registered Holder                                 Holding

Bank of Ireland                                   45,198

Barclays Capital Nominees LIMI                    857,142

Barclays Capital Nominees LIMI                    3,453,656

Chase Nominees Ltd                                140,214

Investors Bank and Trust Co.                      62,671

Investors Bank and Trust Co.                      1,484

Investors Bank and Trust Co.                      1,200,486

Investors Bank and Trust Co.                      371,568

Investors Bank and Trust Co.                      2,581

Investors Bank and Trust Co.                      7,306

Investors Bank and Trust Co.                      53,173

JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                           66,120

JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                           175,991

JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                           2,287,736

JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                           134,530

JP Morgan Chase Bank                              40,134

JP Morgan Chase Bank                              19,754

JP Morgan Chase Bank                              1,184

JP Morgan Chase Bank                              7,515

JP Morgan Chase Bank                              30,678

JP Morgan Chase Bank                              998

JP Morgan Chase Bank                              30,166

JP Morgan Chase Bank                              27,093

JP Morgan Chase Bank                              120,998

JP Morgan Chase Bank                              1,653

JP Morgan Chase Bank                              2,650

Mellon Trust - Boston                             40,041

Mitsubishi Trust International                    1,192

R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                    454

R C Greig Nominees Limited GP                     11,073

R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                    1,743

State Street                                      5,502

State Street Boston                               21,764

State Street Boston                               234,246



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


Not disclosed



6. Percentage of issued class


Not disclosed



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


Not disclosed



8. Percentage of issued class


Not disclosed



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares



10. Date of transaction


Not disclosed



11. Date company informed


2 August 2004



12. Total holding following this notification


9,458,694



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.72%



14. Any additional information


N/A



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Lisa Condron, 020 7797 3517



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


Lisa Condron



Date of notification


3 August 2004



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