Holding(s) in Company

London Stock Exchange Plc
10 March 2005

London Stock Exchange plc

10 March 2005

London Stock Exchange plc received the following letter from Threadneedle
Investments on 9 March 2005.

SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985

We refer to the letter dated 17 December 2004, disclosing a Notifiable Interest
of American Express Company and its Group in the shares of your Company.

In accordance with the provisions of the above Section, we would inform you of a
change to the notifiable interest over shares in your Company, which are held as
detailed on the attached schedule.


Registered Owner                                                                          Ordinary 5 5/6p
                                                                                                   Shares
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                A/c 219709                                  395,529
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                A/c 277650                                  291,951
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                A/c 277304                                  122,459
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                A/c 248685                                   40,448
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                A/c 219064                                  413,018
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                A/c 219720                                  317,880
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 02891                                17,778,050
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 07198                                 1,414,007
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 10478                                    21,428
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 35822                                    14,405
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 11121                                    11,309
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 10479                                    10,371
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 07205                                   476,289
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 21688                                   468,960
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 07199                                    49,775
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 10469                                   258,722
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 07192                                   765,272
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 10491                                 1,500,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 10488                                 1,826,776
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 31348                                    40,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 02642                                   313,499
Littledown Nominees Ltd                               A/c 07207                                   854,194
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd                              A/c TGGF0004002                             629,386
The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited               A/c 1526, 1527, 1528                         68,311
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd            A/c 301780                                  115,714
TOTAL                                                                                          28,197,753


Notes

Littledown Nominees Ltd is a nominee for various AXP Group subsidiary companies,
in particular Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.  It also acts for (a) the Depository of
each of Threadneedle Investment ICVC and Threadneedle Specialist Investment
Funds ICVC, which are managed by the AXP Group subsidiary company Threadneedle
Investment Services Ltd; and (b) the trustee of several unit trusts managed by
Eagle Star Unit Managers Ltd, another AXP Group subsidiary company.



The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd is a nominee for MM Institutional Funds plc,
managed by the AXP Group subsidiary company MM Asset Management Ltd.



These and any other entities shown as the registrant of shares disclosed in this
notification also act for organisations that are not members of the AXP group of
companies.



AXP is American Express Company, a company incorporated in the USA.



This notification is made on behalf of:



MM Institutional Funds plc and MM Asset Management Ltd;



Eagle Star Unit Managers Ltd;



Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC, Threadneedle Specialist Investment Funds plc
and Threadneedle Investment Services Ltd;



Threadneedle Pensions Ltd, Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd and Threadneedle
Asset Management Holdings Ltd; and



American Express Financial Corporation and American Express Company, the
penultimate and ultimate holding companies of the AXP group of companies.



The shares could be available for lending and this could lead to a short-term
re-registration.


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