Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
15 January 2008


Legal & General Group Plc


Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 15 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 6,925,805 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
130p per share and the lowest price paid was 126.2p per share.


Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
15 January 2008


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