Director Shareholding

Legal & General Group PLC
02 July 2004



Legal & General Group Employee Share Plan ('the Plan')


In common with all eligible employees, each of the executive directors of Legal
& General Group Plc ('Group') have been invited to apply for partnership shares
under the Plan on a monthly basis.  On 1 July 2004 each executive director chose
to contribute to purchase the following partnership shares:


                                         Partnership Shares
C. R. R. Avery                           131
T. J. Breedon                            131
A. W. Palmer                             131
R. A. Phipps                             131
J. B. Pollock                            131
D. J. Prosser                            131



The Group matched these shares, on a one-to-one basis, up to £20 per month.
Accordingly, each executive director received 21 matching shares.  The shares
were purchased at a price of 95.5p per share.



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 schemes or                       Total beneficial
                                                  plans                                   interests
        Name                Shares                                   Options

C. R. R. Avery                    279,955                214,937          272,836            767,728
T. J. Breedon                     673,150                235,109           90,175            998,434
A. W. Palmer                      393,575                297,942        1,494,107          2,185,624
R. A. Phipps                      769,978                330,535          404,512          1,505,025
J. B. Pollock                     174,149                114,573           30,408            319,130
D. J. Prosser                   1,997,360              1,179,892        1,535,771          4,713,023



Non Executive Directors' purchases



On 1 July 2004 the following non-executive directors of Legal & General Group
Plc ('Group') purchased the following ordinary shares of 2.5p each ('shares') in
Group at a price of 95.25p per share.


F. A. Heaton                                              1,525
B. C. Hodson                                              1,525
R. J. Margetts                                            3,066
J. B. Morgans                                             1,525
T. C. Parker                                              1,525
R. H. Schmitz                                             1,525
D. A. Walker                                              1,525
H. E. Staunton                                            1,525
J. M. Strachan                                            1,525



Following these awards, the non-executive directors' current beneficial
interests in the Group now stand at:


F. A. Heaton                                             40,227
B. C. Hodson                                             40,312
R. J. Margetts                                          257,335
J. B. Morgans                                            76,718
T. C. Parker                                             35,657
R. H. Schmitz                                            47,586
D. A. Walker                                            114,160
H. E. Staunton                                            3,175
J. M. Strachan                                           22,958




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