Holding(s) in Company

London Stock Exchange Plc
07 June 2005

London Stock Exchange plc

7 June 2005

London Stock Exchange plc received the following letter from Threadneedle
Investments on 7 June 2005.

SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985

We refer to the letter dated 10 March 2005, 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                  89,170
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                        A/c 219064                 453,831
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                        A/c 219720                 399,127
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                  619,273
Littledown Nominees Ltd                       A/c 21688                  609,795
Littledown Nominees Ltd                       A/c 07199                   75,685
Littledown Nominees Ltd                       A/c 10469                  258,722
Littledown Nominees Ltd                       A/c 10492                  728,679
Littledown Nominees Ltd                       A/c 10491                1,818,076
Littledown Nominees Ltd                       A/c 10488                2,609,480
Littledown Nominees Ltd                       A/c 31348                   40,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd                       A/c 02642                  430,851
Littledown Nominees Ltd                       A/c 07207                1,526,100
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd                      A/c TGGF0004002            629,386
The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited       A/c 1526, 1527, 1528        66,530
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd    A/c 301780                 115,714
TOTAL                                                                 30,529,928


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 Funds 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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