Holding(s) in Company

London Stock Exchange Plc
05 July 2005

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company

London Stock Exchange plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays PLC through the legal entities below:                                                    Holding


Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd;                                                                   237,798
Barclays Global Fund Advisors;                                                                    944,863
Barclays Bank PLC;                                                                              2,529,068
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking;                                                  306,714
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd;                                                           43,359
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd;                                                               47,005
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.;                                                                1,899,106
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd;                                                                3,535,132
Gerrard Ltd;                                                                                        7,340
Barclays Global Investors Ltd;                                                                  3,158,186



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


Not disclosed



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


Registered Holder                                                                                 Holding

Bank of Ireland                                                                                    21,804
Barclays Capital Nominees LIMITED                                                               3,535,132
Barclays Capital Nominees LIMITED                                                               2,529,068
Boiss Nominees Ltd                                                                                 98,963
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                                                145,518
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                        3,396
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                        7,306
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                      881,390
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                       52,771
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                       57,091
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                       13,323
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                    1,278,276
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                      310,527
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                        1,484
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                                            92,920
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                                           144,878
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                                         2,724,259
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                                           189,446
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                               43,359
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                8,123
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                               56,892
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                               36,070
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                              135,111
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                               27,093
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                2,551
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                               34,120
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                4,855
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                1,899
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                               16,656
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                2,650
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                8,100
Mellon Bank, N.A.                                                                                   8,028
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                                                         33,950
Mitsubishi Trust International                                                                      1,801
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                                                                        454
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                                                      6,886
State Street                                                                                        4,094
State Street Boston                                                                                21,764
State Street Boston                                                                               166,563



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not disclosed


6. Percentage of issued class

Not disclosed


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not disclosed


8. Percentage of issued class

Not disclosed


9. Class of security

Ordinary Shares



10. Date of transaction

Not disclosed




11. Date company informed

4 July 2005


12. Total holding following this notification

12,708,571


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.99%


14. Any additional information



N/A


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries



Lisa Condron, 020 7797 3517


16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification



Lisa Condron


Date of notification



5 July 2005


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