Holding(s) in Company
London Stock Exchange Plc
02 April 2004
London Stock Exchange plc
2 April 2004
London Stock Exchange plc received the following letter from Fidelity
Investments on 2 April 2004
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 - U.K. 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 and efficiency. 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
notifications 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)
3,493,077 FMRCO Chase Nominees Limited
464,023 FMRCO State Street Nominees Limited
688,600 FMRCO State Street Bank & Trust Company
14,100 FMRCO HSBC
116,700 FMTC State Street Bank & Trust
6,900 FMTC State Street Nominees Ltd.
4,900 FMTC Brown Brothers Harriman
13,494,258 FISL Chase Nominees
495,649 FISL Chase Manhattan Bank London
140,361 FPM Chase Nominees Ltd
97,700 FIL Chase Nominees
5,379,040 FIL HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited
477,700 FIL Deutsche Bank
1,026,110 FIL Chase Manhattan Bank London
45,900 FIL Mellon Nominees Ltd
125,900 FIL Bank of New York, Brussels
245,264 FIL Northern Trust
20,900 FIL JP Morgan
Total Ordinary Shares 26,337,082
Current ownership 8.87%
percentage:
Shares in issue: 297,000,000
Change in holdings 472,767 ordinary shares
since last filing:
Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Lisa Condron, Company Secretary Tel: 020 7797 3517
Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Lisa Condron, Company Secretary
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