Directors' Dealings

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC
10 August 1999


           Legal & General Group plc (the 'Company')

The Company announces that the trustees of the Legal & General
Employees Share Ownership Trust (ESOP) have made the following
purchase of Legal & General Ordinary shares:

Company         Trade           Shares          Average price
Advised         Date            purchased       Per share
                                                
10/8/99         10/8/99         600,000         147p


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