Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
04 September 2007


Legal & General Group Plc


Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 4 September 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 569,750 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
147.2p per share and the lowest price paid was 144.4p per share.


Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
4 September 2007



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