Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
31 January 2008



Legal & General Group Plc

Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 31 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 3,378,208 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each through Lehman Brothers.
The highest price paid was 130.4p per share and the lowest price paid was 124.7p
per share.



Julie Seabrook

Assistant Company Secretary

31 January 2008


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