Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
19 October 2007

Legal & General Group Plc


Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 19 October 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 3,710,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
131.80p per share and the lowest price paid was 129.6p per share.


Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
19 October 2007


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