For immediate release: Wednesday 12 July 2006

IMA LETTER TO LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

Attached is a copy of a letter from Richard Saunders, Chief Executive of the IMA, to Clara Furse, Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange about the regulatory implications of a change in ownership of the London Stock Exchange.

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