Director Shareholding

Legal & General Group PLC
19 April 2002


In common with all eligible staff, 400 ordinary shares of 2.5p each, originally
allocated on 19 April 1999, were released from the Legal & General Group Profit
Sharing Scheme on 19 April 2002 to the following executive directors of 
Legal & General Group Plc:-


C R R Avery

T J Breedon

G J Hoskin

A W Palmer

R A Phipps

D J Prosser


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:-


                                                            Shares in                                     Total
                                                              schemes                                beneficial 
                                   Shares                    or plans              Options            interests
Name                                                         

C R R Avery                        34,881                     119,852              265,177              419,910

T J Breedon                       370,189                     132,322               79,850              582,361

G J Hoskin                         16,947                      78,039              227,930              322,916

A W Palmer                         70,732                     179,999              707,633              958,364

R A Phipps                        353,958                     247,660              358,176              959,794

D J Prosser                     1,032,710                     575,020            1,438,703            3,046,433



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