Director Shareholding

London Stock Exchange Plc
26 September 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)Name of company

London Stock Exchange plc

2)Name of directors

Gary Allen, Baroness Janet Cohen, Oscar Fanjul, Nigel Stapleton, Robert Webb,
Christopher Gibson-Smith and Ian Salter



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

Holdings of shareholders set out in 2 above.

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

See 7 below.


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


Purchase.





7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


Gary Allen                                      -           353
Baroness Janet Cohen                            -           274
Oscar Fanjul                                    -           324
Nigel Stapleton                                 -           311
Robert Webb                                     -           269
Christopher Gibson-Smith                        -           2,051
Ian Salter                                      -           345



8) Percentage of issued class


Gary Allen                                      -           0.0001
Baroness Janet Cohen                            -           0.00009
Oscar Fanjul                                    -           0.0001
Nigel Stapleton                                 -           0.0001
Robert Webb                                     -           0.00009
Christopher Gibson-Smith                        -           0.0007
Ian Salter                                      -           0.0001





9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A




10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 5p each

12) Price per share


£3.4975


13) Date of transaction

25 September 2003

14) Date company informed

25 September 2003

15) Total holding following this notification


Gary Allen                                      -           713
Baroness Janet Cohen                            -           551
Oscar Fanjul                                    -           28,681
Nigel Stapleton                                 -           628
Robert Webb                                     -           544
Christopher Gibson-Smith                        -           3,433
Ian Salter                                      -           16,123




16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Gary Allen                                      -           0.0002
Baroness Janet Cohen                            -           0.0002
Oscar Fanjul                                    -           0.01
Nigel Stapleton                                 -           0.0002
Robert Webb                                     -           0.0002
Christopher Gibson-Smith                        -           0.001
Ian Salter                                      -           0.005



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 26 September 2003


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