Service Resumption

London Stock Exchange
5 April 2000

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE SERVICE RESUMPTION

The technical difficulties experienced today have now been resolved.  

Pre order book trading on SETS will start at 15.30 hours, Order Book Trading
will start on SETS with uncrossing at 15.45 hours. 

Pre mandatory quote period for SEAQ, SEATS and AIM will start at 15.30 hours and
the mandatory quote period will start at 15.45 hours.

SETS, SEAQ, AIM and SEATS markets will close at 18.30

SEAQ International will not OPEN today

The full schedule is as follows

For SETS markets:
POBT          15.30
OBT           15.45
OPT1          18.09
VWPT          18.20
EOBT          18.30
OBC           18.45
CLOS          18.46
ADMN          18.47
EOA           19.00

For SEAQ, AIM and SEATS markets will open at:
PMQP          15.30
MQP           15.45
EMQP          18.30
CLOS          18.46
ADMIN         18.47
EOA           19.00