Director Appointment

Legal & General Group PLC
21 January 2002

Appointment of new Non-Executive Director

Legal & General Group today announces that Sir David Walker has been appointed a
Non-Executive Director of the Group with effect from 1 March 2002.

Sir David was, until recently, Executive Chairman and is now Senior Adviser to
Morgan Stanley International. He is also Chairman of the London Investment Bank
Association.

Sir David, 62, was previously an Executive Director of the Bank of England,
Chairman of the Securities & Investments Board, and a Deputy Chairman of Lloyds
Bank. He has also held a number of Non-Executive appointments.



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