London Stock Exchange Annual General Meeting

At today's annual general meeting of the London Stock Exchange all of the directors standing were re-elected to the Board. Three directors were elected on a poll and the results of the ballot are: Gavin Casey, For: 9,462,218 (56.3%), Against: 7,337,778 (43.7%); Michael Marks, For: 11,445,231(73.1%), Against: 4,215,420 (26.9%); Don Cruickshank, For: 10,984,563 (66.5%), Against: 5,525,408 (33.5%).

Following the declaration of the vote, Don Cruickshank, Chairman of the London Stock Exchange said: "We have today set out our strategy for the future and sought to address the inevitable concerns raised as we move from a mutual organisation to a for-profit company. At our annual meeting today I undertook to continue the dialogue we have established between the London Stock Exchange plc, our customers and our shareholders. "Meanwhile, we are building on a fine track record. This is a strong company - the most international of exchanges. It does not have to do deals; it may - although it doesn't have to. It will be developed to be stronger and it will participate in merger and consolidation at the right time. Above all, the London Stock Exchange is not up for sale."