NASDAQ Stock Market Acquisition Of Further Shares In LSE - Takes Stake To 24.1% Of Issued Share Capital Of LSE

Following on the earlier announcement The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ") announces that it has acquired a further 3,500,000 shares in London Stock Exchange plc ("LSE") for a price of 1,248 pence per share. The consideration represents approximately GBP 43.7 million (c. US$81.4 million).

In addition to the 58,181,720 shares previously purchased, this acquisition takes NASDAQ's holding in LSE to 61,681,720 shares or c.24.1% of the issued share capital of LSE.