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London Stock Exchange Plc 11 July 2005 London Stock Exchange plc 11 July 2005 London Stock Exchange plc received the following letter from Fidelity Investments on 8 July 2005 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 Shares Held Management Company Nominee/Registered Name 737,732 FII JP Morgan, Bournemouth Total 23,000 FIL Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux Total 11,650,573 FISL JP Morgan, Bournemouth Total 14,000 FMRCO State Street Bank and TR Co Total 8,300 FPM Bank of New York Brussels Total 25,800 FPM HSBC Bank Plc Total 98,400 FPM JP Morgan, Bournemouth Total 92,400 FPM Northern Trust London Total 120,827 FPM State Street Bank and TR Co Total 12,771,032 Grand Total Ordinary Shares Current ownership 5.02% percentage: Shares in issue: 254,571,428 Change in holdings +457,132 ordinary shares since last filing: Name of contact and telephone number for queries Lisa Condron, Company Secretary Tel: 020 7797 3517 Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Lisa Condron, Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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