Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
09 October 2007

Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 9 October 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 920,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
144p per share and the lowest price paid was 140.90p per share.



Julie Seabrook

Assistant Company

9 October 2007


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