Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
12 December 2007

Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 12 December 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 2,117,772 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
131p per share and the lowest price paid was 129.2p per share.



Julie Seabrook

Assistant Company Secretary

12 December 2007


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