Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
24 August 2007

Legal & General Group Plc


Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 24 August 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 2,051,306 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
140p per share and the lowest price paid was 138p per share.



Andrew Fairhurst
Deputy Group Secretary
24 August 2007




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