Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
11 January 2008



Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 11 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 2,000,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
128.5p per share and the lowest price paid was 126p per share.



Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
11 January 2008


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