Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc
30 April 2008

Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 30 April 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 565,134 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
126.9p per share and the lowest price paid was 125p per share.



Julie Seabrook

Assistant Company Secretary

30 April 2008


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