Director Shareholding

Legal & General Group PLC
29 August 2001

On 24 August 2001 Mr. G. J. Hoskin, an executive director of Legal & General
Group Plc ('Group'), sold 8,000 ordinary shares of 2.5p each in Group at a
price of 170.50p per share.

Following this notification, Mr. Hoskin's beneficial holding in Group is
309,597 shares.