Director Shareholding

Legal & General Group PLC
11 April 2001


THE FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP Plc ('GROUP') WERE
GRANTED OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF 2.5P EACH IN GROUP ('SHARES') ON 10
APRIL 2001 UNDER THE LEGAL & GENERAL 1999 EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEME
('ESOS') AND THE LEGAL & GENERAL 1999 COMPANY SHARE OWNERSHIP PLAN ('CSOP') AT
A PRICE OF 162.25P PER SHARE.

               No. of options  No. of options  Exercisable  Exercisable 
Name           under CSOP      under ESOS      from         to

C R R Avery    17,956            202,044       10.4.2004    9.4.2011
G Hoskin       17,956            202,044       10.4.2004    9.4.2011
A W Palmer     17,956            282,044       10.4.2004    9.4.2011
R A Phipps     17,956            332,044       10.4.2004    9.4.2011
D J Prosser    17,956          1,382,044       10.4.2004    9.4.2011
D Rough        18,489            381,511       10.4.2004    9.4.2011

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN

IN COMMON WITH ALL ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES, ON 10 APRIL 2001 EACH OF THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTORS OF THE GROUP HAS BEEN AWARDED 250 SHARES UNDER THE LEGAL & GENERAL
GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN AT A PRICE OF 163.1002P PER SHARE.  

IN ADDITION, EACH OF THE ABOVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE GROUP WAS INVITED TO
APPLY FOR PARTNERSHIP SHARES UNDER THE LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARE
PLAN ON A MONTHLY BASIS. FOR THE FIRST ALLOCATION ON 10 APRIL 2001 EACH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHOSE TO CONTRIBUTE TO PURCHASE 76 PARTNERSHIP SHARES IN
THE GROUP.  THE GROUP MATCHED THESE SHARES ON A ONE TO ONE BASIS UP TO £20 PER
MONTH.  ACCORDINGLY, EACH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVED 12 MATCHING SHARES.

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN

THE TABLE BELOW DETAILS SHARES WHICH WERE ALLOCATED ON 10 APRIL 2001 TO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE GROUP UNDER THE RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN.  UNDER THIS
PLAN, SENIOR MANAGERS WERE INVITED TO USE UP TO HALF OF THEIR NET CASH BONUS
FOR 2001 TO BUY SHARES AT A PRICE OF 161.875P WHICH ARE THEN MATCHED BY THE
COMPANY ON A TWO FOR ONE BASIS.  THESE MATCHED SHARES WILL BE HELD IN TRUST
FOR THREE YEARS BEFORE VESTING.

Name                     No. of matched shares

C R R Avery                    25,944 
G J Hoskin                     22,238 
A W Palmer                     33,358
R A Phipps                     50,038
D J Prosser                    98,222
D Rough                        55,598

LEGAL & GENERAL SHARE BONUS PLAN

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RELEASE OF THE LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP Plc 1998 DEFERRED
BONUSES UNDER THE LEGAL & GENERAL SHARE BONUS PLAN, PARTICIPANTS CAN ELECT TO
TAKE CASH OR SHARES.  THE PRICE WAS SET IN ACCORDANCE WITH TAX LEGISLATION AT
158.375P PER SHARE AS EQUIVALENT TO THE MARKET VALUE ON 7 APRIL 2001.  DETAILS
FOR EACH DIRECTOR ARE SET OUT BELOW:-

Name                 Cash            No. of shares

C R R Avery          £5,009.72           4,744 
G J Hoskin                               7,908 
A W Palmer                              13,176
R A Phipps                              15,812
D J Prosser                             42,164
D Rough             £16,693.99          15,811     

FOLLOWING THESE AWARDS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS HAVE BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN
THE SHARES OF LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP Plc (COMPRISING SHARES, SHARES HELD BY
TRUSTEES WITHIN SHARE SCHEMES OR PLANS AND SHARE OPTIONS), AS SET OUT BELOW:-

Name             Shares      Shares in            Options      Total 
                             Schemes or Plans                  Beneficial 
                                                               Interests

C R R Avery       57,356         48,667            250,728       356,751      
G J Hoskin        31,842         40,117            227,930       299,889      
A W Palmer       100,582         90,692            307,633       498,907      
R A Phipps       329,714        123,990            405,504       859,208      
D J Prosser    1,094,769        253,498          1,438,703     2,786,970      
D Rough          551,588        181,457            408,057     1,141,102