Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc
19 March 2008




Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 19 March 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 2,329,405 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each. The highest price paid was
121.9p per share and the lowest price paid was 120.5p per share.


Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
19 March 2008




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