Holding(s) in Company

London Stock Exchange Plc
05 August 2004


London Stock Exchange plc

5 August 2004

London Stock Exchange plc received the following letter from Fidelity
Investments on 5 August 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)
                                    35,485 FIL                        Bank of New York Brussels Total
                                    72,428 FIL                        Bank of New York Brussels Total
                                   676,732 FIL                        Chase Manhattan Bank London Total
                                    65,057 FIL                        Deutsche Bank Total
                                   428,228 FIL                        Deutsche Bank Total
                                    45,000 FIL                        HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited
                                                                      Total
                                   541,028 FIL                        JP Morgan Total
                                    39,342 FIL                        Mellon Nominees Ltd Total
                                   119,828 FIL                        Northern Trust Total
                                   107,883 FIL                        Northern Trust London Total
                                   399,285 FISL                       Chase Manhattan Bank London Total
                                10,119,945 FISL                       Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees
                                                                      Limited Total
                                 2,171,700 FMRCO                      Chase Nominees Limited Total
                                    12,085 FMRCO                      HSBC Total
                                   590,228 FMRCO                      State Street Bank & Trust Company Total
                                   336,669 FMRCO                      State Street Nominees Limited Total
                                    86,228 FMTC                       State Street Bank & Trust Total
                                     1,792 FPM                        BBH Total
                                   244,594 FPM                        Chase Nominees Ltd Total
                                   351,000 FPM                        HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited
                                                                      Total
                                16,444,537                            Grand Total Ordinary Shares

Current ownership                    6.46%
percentage:

Shares in issue:               254,571,428

Change in holdings    (6,803,794) ordinary shares
since last filing:


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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