Date of Trading Statement

London Stock Exchange Plc
16 March 2005



16 March 2005


                           LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE plc

                ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRE-CLOSE PERIOD TRADING UPDATE


London Stock Exchange plc will release a routine pre-close period trading update
on 24 March 2005.


Further information is available from:


London Stock Exchange            Paul Froud - Investor Relations                 020 7797 3322
                                 Lyndal Kennedy - Investor Relations             020 7797 3322
                                 John Wallace - Media                            020 7797 1222


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