21 March 2006
Further to the announcement of 7 March 2006 which set out the proposed return to shareholders of approximately £510 million, the Board of London Stock Exchange plc (“Exchange”) has today posted a Circular to shareholders containing details of the return and giving notice of a Court meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting to approve the proposals, both of which are to be held at JPMorgan Cazenove’s offices at 20 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6DA on 19 April 2006 commencing at 9.30am.
A copy of the Circular has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel. No. (0)20 7066 1000
A copy of the Circular is also available on the Exchange’s website at http://www.londonstockexchange-ir.com/lse/finperformance/reports/results/egm2103/egm210306.pdf
Further information is available from:
| London Stock Exchange | John Wallace – Media | 020 7797 1222 |
| Paul Froud – Investor Relations | 020 7797 3322 | |
| JPMorgan Cazenove | Christopher Smith Richard Locke | 020 7588 2828 |
