Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
13 August 2007

Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 13 August 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 1,636,342 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
139.2p per share and the lowest price paid was 135.3p per share.


Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
13 August 2007






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