Extending Barclays' Alliance

Legal & General Group PLC
16 November 2001


LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC

EXTENDING THE BARCLAYS' RELATIONSHIP

Legal & General is extending its strategic alliance with Barclays PLC by
offering its range of value for money financial services products to
Barclaycard's 8 million customers in the UK.

The arrangement will take effect on 1 January 2002. From that date Barclaycard
customers will be offered Legal & General branded investment and life
protection products. Further Legal & General products will be offered to
customers later in the year.

Barclaycard will offer Legal & General's products to its customers through
direct mail, advertisements and via www.barclaycard.co.uk. This is expected to
generate between £5 million and £7 million Annual Premium Equivalent (APE) in
the first full year of operation.

The relationship with Barclaycard's customers will be served through Legal &
General's Cardiff operations.

Kate Avery, Group Director of Business Partnerships at Legal & General said,
'This new alliance with Barclaycard is a further demonstration of Legal &
General's success at driving forward the new model for financial services
distribution. A deal like this gives Barclaycard's customers easy access to
great products and further develops Legal & General's market leading
partnership strategy.'



Contacts

Investors:

Peter Horsman                            020 7528 6362

Head of Investor Relations               [e-mail]

Media:

John Morgan                              020 7528 6213

Head of PR                               [e-mail]



16 November 2001