Director Shareholding

London Stock Exchange Plc
05 April 2005



                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)Name of company

London Stock Exchange plc


2)Name of director

Clara Furse, Jonathan Howell (however please see paragraph 6 below).


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-
beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding
of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

N/A


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Mourant & Co. Trustees Limited as trustees of the London Stock Exchange
Employee Benefit Trust of which the said directors are potential
beneficiaries.


5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A


6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Release of 89,066 ordinary shares in London Stock Exchange plc on 4 April 2005
by the Employee Benefit Trust ("the Trust") to participants in the London Stock
Exchange Deferred Bonus Scheme ("the Scheme") including Clara Furse and Jonathan
Howell pursuant to an automatic vesting of shares under the rules of the Scheme,
established in 2001.  As required under the rules of the Scheme the Trustee sold
37,028 shares on 4 April 2005 at £4.557, per ordinary share to meet the PAYE
liabilities of participants to whom shares have been released.

The directors named in paragraph 2 above are amongst the potential beneficiaries
of the Trust and are regarded for Companies Act purposes as ceasing to be
interested in the ordinary shares in London Stock Exchange plc which have been
released from the Trust other than as set out below.  The Trust continues to
hold 789,628 ordinary shares in London Stock Exchange plc which are held for the
benefit of other employees of London Stock Exchange plc as well as the said
directors, who are regarded for Companies Act purposes as remaining interested
in all the London Stock Exchange plc ordinary shares held by the Trust.  Despite
the technical interest in the shares, a director will only be entitled to
receive that number of shares to which he or she would be entitled on exercise
of an award or option which has been granted to him or her.

Of the 89,066 ordinary shares released from the Trust 29,499 ordinary shares
were transferred to Clara Furse and Jonathan Howell following the automatic
vesting of their share awards pursuant to the rules of the Share Scheme.  Clara
Furse and Jonathan Howell have become unconditionally entitled to such ordinary
shares of London Stock Exchange plc, and are therefore regarded for Companies
Act purposes as becoming interested in such ordinary shares.  Of the 37,028
ordinary shares sold by the Trustee to meet PAYE liabilities of participants
20,784 ordinary shares were sold on behalf of Clara Furse and Jonathan Howell
pursuant to the rules of the Scheme.


7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Clara Furse - 18,500 shares
Jonathan Howell - 10,999 shares


8) Percentage of issued class

Clara Furse - 0.007%
Jonathan Howell - 0.004%


9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Number of shares disposed of by the Trust 37,028 @ £4.557

Including shares disposed on behalf of:
Clara Furse - 13,034 @ £4.557
Jonathan Howell - 7,750 @ £4.557


10) Percentage of issued class

0.01% transferred by the Trust
0.008% disposed by the Trust


11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 55/6p each


12) Price per share

Acquired @ Nil consideration
Disposed @ £4.557


13) Date of transaction

4 April 2005 - shares acquired
4 April 2005 - shares disposed


14) Date company informed

4 April 2005 - shares acquired
4 April 2005 - shares disposed


15) Total holding following this notification

Clara Furse - 333,664 shares of which 27,687 are held by the Trust
Jonathan Howell - 121,550 shares of which 18,194 are held by the Trust


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Clara Furse 0.13% of which 0.01% are held by the Trust
Jonathan Howell 0.05% of which 0.007% are held by the Trust


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

N/A


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A


19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A


20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

N/A


21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise

N/A


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

N/A


23) Any additional information

N/A


24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Lisa Condron, Company Secretary Tel: [phone]


25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Lisa Condron


Date of Notification 5 April 2005


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange