Holding(s) in Company

London Stock Exchange Plc
24 October 2002

London Stock Exchange plc

24 October 2002

London Stock Exchange plc received the following letter from Fidelity
Investments on 24 October 2002

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 - UK 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, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank
             which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts. (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. 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
             notification 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)
 
                             3,810,377 FMRCO                          Chase Nominees Limited
                              200, 423 FMRCO                          State Street Nominees Limited
                                 4,356 FMRCO                          Mellon Bank
                               459,100 FMTC                           State Street Nominees Ltd.
                                 4,900 FMTC                           Brown Brothers Harriman
                             6,738,594 FISL                           Chase Nominees
                                55,200 FISL                           Chase Manhattan Bank London
                               335,400 FPM                            Bankers Trust
                               421,700 FPM                            Citibank
                               101,002 FPM                            HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK)
                                                                      Limited
                               157,100 FPM                            Chase Nominees Ltd
                               143,800 FIL                            Chase Nominees
                            13,884,913 FIL                            HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK)
                                                                      Limited
                                63,100 FIL                            Deutsche Bank
                                57,000 FIL                            Nortrust Nominees Ltd
                                97,610 FIL                            Chase Manhattan Bank London
                                32,400 FIL                            Mellon Nominees Ltd
                                 6,000 FIL                            Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd. LUX
                                24,960 FIL                            Bank of New York, Brussels
                               162,500 FIL                            Northern Trust

Total Ordinary              26,760,435
Shares
Current ownership                9.01%
percentage:
Shares in issue:           297,000,000


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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