Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
14 August 2007

Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 14 August 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 2,262,062 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
140p per share and the lowest price paid was 136.10p per share.



Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary

14 August 2007






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