Holding(s) in Company

London Stock Exchange Plc
04 October 2005

London Stock Exchange plc (the "Company") received notice from Threadneedle
Asset Management Holdings Limited dated 3 October 2005 that, for the purposes of
Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, with effect from 30 September 2005,
following a restructuring, American Express Company group has ceased to have a
notifiable interest in the share capital of the Company and that the notifiable
interest as announced on 5 August 2005 by the Company is now that of Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.

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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