Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
24 January 2008


Legal & General Group Plc


 Transaction in Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 24 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 3,688,475 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each through Lehman Brothers.
The highest price paid was 132p per share and the lowest price paid was 128.1p
per share.


Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
24 January 2008


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