Holding(s) in Company

London Stock Exchange Plc
30 January 2006

London Stock Exchange plc

30 January 2006

London Stock Exchange plc received the following letter from Fidelity
Investments on 30 January 2006

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), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA
             (K)L), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management
             (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment
             managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients.
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

Current ownership percentage:      2.97%

Total Shares held:                 7,581,608

Shares in issue:                   254,883,030

Change in holdings since last      (2,359,165) ordinary shares
filing:
                           Shares Held     Management Company                  Nominee/Registered Name

                                48,800            FMRCO                      State Street Bank and TR Co
                             7,001,508            FISL                         JP Morgan, Bournemouth
                               102,000             FIL                       Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux
                               429,300             FII                         JP Morgan, Bournemouth


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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