Purchase of Own Securities

Legal & General Group PLC
18 April 2000



           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
purchases of Legal & General Ordinary shares:


Company         Trade           Shares          Price
advised         Date            purchased       per share
                                                
17/4/00         17/4/00         500,000         152.5p


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