Holding(s) in Company

London Stock Exchange Plc
30 November 2004

London Stock Exchange plc

30 November 2004

London Stock Exchange plc received the following letter from Fidelity
Investments on 30 November 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 (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 Company   Nominee/Registered Name
(Ordinary Shares)
                                 823,932 FIL                        JP Morgan, Bournemouth Total
                                  46,572 FIL                        Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux Total
                              12,882,680 FISL                       JP Morgan, Bournemouth Total
                                 242,400 FMRCO                      JP Morgan Chase Bank Total
                                  30,000 FMRCO                      State Street Bank and TR Co Total
                                 245,300 FPM                        HSBC Bank Plc Total
                                 701,022 FPM                        JP Morgan, Bournemouth Total
                                  72,928 FPM                        Northern Trust London Total
                                 338,628 FPM                        State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn Total
                              15,383,462                            Grand Total Ordinary Shares
Current ownership                  6.04%
percentage:
Shares in issue:             254,571,428
Change in holdings    + 138,754 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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