Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
05 December 2007


Legal & General Group Plc


Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 5 December 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 2,150,654 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
125.8p per share and the lowest price paid was 124.1p per share.


Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
5 December 2007


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