With-profits Bonus 2007

Legal & General Group Plc
21 February 2008

21 February 2008


Legal & General With-profits Bonus Announcement 2007


Highlights:

       Total Bonuses declared of £665m - up 12% on 2006

       With-profits bond sales increased by 25% in 2007

       Investment return of 5% gross for Conventional With-profits Life
       policyholders1

       25 year endowments maturing in March 2008 will hit their target amount
       with an average surplus of almost 40%

       Green and amber endowments up to 72% (up from 60% in 2006) 2

       Annual bonus for endowments increased from 0.75% to 1.25% on the sum
       assured



Legal & General With-profits Managing Director Mark Gregory said:


'With-profits has proved its strengths for policyholders this year in volatile
investment markets. Endowment customers with maturing policies continue to
benefit from strong returns and 25 year policies maturing in March 2008 will
receive an average surplus of almost 40%.

'The increase we have seen in sales this year emphasises the attractions of a
strong with-profits provider for investors with a cautious attitude to risk who
want long-term real returns.

'Our active approach to managing the fund meant that in 2007 we switched over
£3bn between asset classes to deliver strong investment returns for holders. We
are fully committed to with-profits and have structured our business to support
these products.'

Legal & General has approximately 800,000 with-profits policyholders and
approximately 29,000 endowments matured in 2007.







Notes:

1 Return generated in 2007 on assets backing With-profits policies, stated
pre-tax and charges.

2 RAG status based on the re-projection mailings completed in 2007 for policies
maturing over the next five years compared to RAG status based on the fourth
round of re-projection mailings completed in 2006.



25 year savings endowment, male aged 29 at entry, £50pm

1/3/83 to 1/3/08                   Maturity value £44,966
(7.9% annualised return vs. inflation of 3.3%, real return of 4.4%)

1/3/83 to 1/3/07                   Maturity value £42,129
(8.1% annualised return vs. inflation of 3.3%, real return of 4.6%)

1/3/82 to 1/3/07                   Maturity value £45,399
(8.0% annualised return vs. inflation of 3.3%, real return of 4.4%)



For further examples of payouts please see full tabular data available from our
Media Centre at:

http://www.legalandgeneralmediacentre.com/



                                      ENDS

Notes to Editors

About Legal & General



Legal & General Assurance Society Limited is authorised and regulated by the
Financial
Services Authority. Registered in England No 166055.
Registered office: One Coleman Street, London EC2R 5AA.

Legal & General is a leading UK risk, savings and investment group. Founded over
170 years ago, Legal & General today provides life assurance and other financial
protection products, annuities and long-term savings products including ISAs and
pensions. With over £250 billion in funds under management, it is also the
largest investor for UK pension funds. Legal & General has over 5.5 million UK
customers.  Our products are sold through over 30 bank and building society
relationships, through Independent Financial Advisers and also directly to
customers.  Legal & General Assurance Society Limited, our principal operating
company, is one of Europe's top rated life companies for financial strength,
with an AA+ rating from Standard & Poor's and Aa1 from Moody's.



Enquiries to:
Institutional Investors:

Jonathan Maddock, Head of Investor Relations                   020 3124 2150
Nicola Marshall, Investor Relations Manager                    020 3124 2151


Media:

John Godfrey, Corporate Communications Director                020 3124 2090
Anthony Carlisle, Citigate Dewe Rogerson                        07973 611888
Richard King, Head of Media Relations                          020 3124 2095
Rebecca Perry, PR Manager                                       01737 375353

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