Director Shareholding

Legal & General Group PLC
24 October 2002


LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP Plc ('Group')

In accordance with the terms of the Rights Issue announced on 10 September 2002,
the directors of Group took up their Rights to subscribe for New Shares under
the Rights Issue and thereby increased their interest in the ordinary shares of
Group. The table below details the number of Rights taken up by each director
and their resulting beneficial holding in the ordinary shares of Group:

                                        RIGHTS                 HOLDING
Rob Margetts                            28,477                 138,009

David Prosser                           444,101                2,152,362

Bernard Asher                           6,223*                 38,881

Kate Avery                              52,046                 252,403

Tim Breedon                             130,832                634,206

Frances Heaton                          2,896                  14,035

Beverley Hodson                         2,913                  14,120

Gareth Hoskin                           24,748*                130,219

Barrie Morgans                          10,425                 50,526

Andrew Palmer                           78,887                 382,481

Tim Parker                              1,953                  9,465

Robin Phipps                            161,629*               795,583

Dr. Ronaldo Schmitz                     4,414                  21,394

Sir David Walker                        1,953                  9,465





*The figures for Bernard Asher, Gareth Hoskin and Robin Phipps differ from the
numbers shown in the Rights Issue Prospectus, issued on 10 September 2002, to
the extent that they were unable to take up in full the Rights attached to their
investments held under PEP or ISA arrangements.




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