Director Shareholding

Legal & General Group PLC
12 April 2005

                                                                   12 April 2005


                   Legal & General Group Plc (The 'Company')

The Company announces that the trustees of the Legal & General Employee Share
Ownership Trust (ESOT) have made the following purchases of Legal & General
Ordinary shares of 2.5p each:


   TRADE DATE               SHARES PURCHASED            PRICE PER SHARE

    11.04.05                   4,713,831                  114.4951p


These shares were acquired to satisfy needs arising under existing employee
share schemes in which employees and executive directors participate.


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