Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
03 December 2007

Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 3 December 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 3,000,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
129.05p per share and the lowest price paid was 125.9p per share.

Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
3 December 2007


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