Director/PDMR Shareholding

Legal & General Group PLC
27 April 2006

Legal & General Performance Share Plan ('PSP')



The executive directors of Legal & General Group Plc ('Group') participate in
the PSP, a long-term incentive arrangement for executive directors and senior
managers.  The PSP is described in detail in the 2005 Report and Accounts.



Over the period from 10 April 2003 to 9 April 2006, the Total Shareholder Return
of the Group was the 37th best in the FTSE 100.  Under the terms of the Plan, a
multiple of 2.3 was applied to the performance shares awarded in 2003, which
matured on 10 April 2005.  The benefit of these performance shares generates an
immediate tax charge for the individual.



Following the approval of the Employee Share Ownership Trust Committee and the
satisfaction of the related tax charges, the executive directors' resultant
change in beneficial holdings of shares at 27 April 2006 are:


                                                          Shares acquired

                                                                 in Group
C. R. R. Avery                                                    169,625
T. J. Breedon                                                     212,031
A. W. Palmer*                                                           -
R. A. Phipps                                                      254,437
J. B. Pollock                                                      50,887

* In 2003, A. W. Palmer chose to participate in the Executive Share Option
Scheme, instead of the PSP.



Following this release, the executive directors have beneficial interests in the
shares of Group (comprising shares, shares held by trustees within share schemes
or plans and share options) at 27 April 2006 as set out below:-


                                        Shares in schemes or                     Total beneficial
                                                plans                                interests
       Name               Shares                                  Options

C R R Avery               618,527              205,862            272,836            1,097,225
T J Breedon              1,010,858             364,227             78,660            1,453,745
A W Palmer                530,348              277,571           1,494,107           2,302,026
R A Phipps               1,183,307             295,792            405,025            1,884,124
J B Pollock               271,858              152,495             30,408             454,761





As a senior manager of Legal & General Group Plc ('Group'), G. J. Hoskin
participates in the PSP, a long-term incentive arrangement for executive
directors and senior managers.  The PSP is described in detail in the 2005
Report and Accounts.



Over the period from 10 April 2003 to 9 April 2006, the Total Shareholder Return
of the Group was the 37th best in the FTSE 100.  Under the terms of the Plan, a
multiple of 2.3 was applied to the performance shares awarded in 2003, which
matured on 10 April 2005.  The benefit of these performance shares generates an
immediate tax charge for the individual.



Following the approval of the Employee Share Ownership Trust Committee and the
satisfaction of the related tax charges, 152,662 shares were released to G. J.
Hoskin on 27 April 2006.


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