Director Shareholding-Replcmt

Legal & General Group PLC
7 March 2001


The issuer has made the following amendment to the 'Director Shareholding'
announcement released on 1 March 2001 at 12:49 under RNS No 7568Z.

ON 1 MARCH 2001 LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP Plc ('GROUP') ANNOUNCED THAT ITS
NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, MR. R. J. MARGETTS, HAD THAT DAY PURCHASED 14,561
ORDINARY SHARES OF 2.5P EACH IN GROUP AT A PRICE OF 172.75P PER SHARE.  THAT
ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD HAVE REFERRED TO 14,961 ORDINARY SHARES.  THE NUMBER IN
THE ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF AN INCORRECT COMMUNICATION
FROM MR. MARGETT'S BROKERS.