Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
7 April 2000


Legal & General Group Plc
Directors' Shareholdings


The table below details ordinary shares of Legal & General Group Plc, which
have been released to executive directors of the Group from the Legal &
General Group Plc Restricted Share Plan.  This and other long term share
incentive schemes are described in detail in the 1999 Report and Accounts. 

Release date - 6 April 2000       Ordinary shares of 2.5p
A J Hobson                         60,368
D J Prosser                       125,772
D Rough                           134,156

The shares released under the Restricted Share Plan were originally allocated
on 7 April 1995 and had to be held for five years before vesting. 

After the above allocations, the beneficial holdings of these directors will
be as follows:

                       Ordinary shares of 2.5p
A J Hobson               592,560
D J Prosser            1,223,312
D Rough                  769,984

These exclude potential future entitlements under the Company's long-term
incentive and share option schemes.