RNS Number:2810P
Marconi Corporation PLC
02 September 2003



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                            Marconi Corporation plc

                CHANGE OF VENUE FOR 2003 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

LONDON - September 2, 2003 - The board of directors of Marconi Corporation plc
(London: MONI) gives notice that the venue for its 2003 Annual General Meeting
has been changed. This decision has been taken due to unexpected, essential
building maintenance work that is currently taking place at Central Hall, the
originally planned venue, and which will not be completed by 8 September 2003.

The 2003 Annual General Meeting will now be held at the Queen Elizabeth II
Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3EE, which is
adjacent to Central Hall, on Monday, 8 September 2003 at 11.00am.


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Notes to Editors

About Marconi Corporation plc

Marconi Corporation plc is a telecommunications equipment, services and
solutions company. The company's core business is the provision of innovative
and reliable optical networks, broadband routing and switching and broadband
access technologies and services. The company's customer base includes many of
the world's largest telecommunications operators.

The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol MONI.

Additional information about Marconi Corporation can be found at
www.marconi.com.

Copyright (c) 2003 Marconi Corporation plc. All rights reserved. All brands or
product names are trademarks of their respective holders.

This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to products,
partners, customers, future growth and other matters. Please refer to the Form
20-F report and Form 6-K reports filed by Marconi Corporation plc with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of risks that
could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements.




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