Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
03 August 2007

Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 3 August 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 2,729,462 ordinary shares of 2.5 p each.  The highest price paid
was 139.50p per share and the lowest price paid was 137.45 p per share.

Andrew Fairhurst
Deputy Group Secretary
3 August 2007






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