Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8224E

Legal & General Group Plc

06 June 2012

Legal & general group plc

Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and Connected Persons

Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility - SAYE Exercises

On 1 June 2012, Legal & General Group Plc (the "Company") received notification that options over the Company's ordinary shares of 2.5p each had vested and been exercised under the terms of the Legal & General 1999 Savings-Related Share Option Scheme ("SAYE") in respect of the PDMR's named below. Geoffrey Timms subsequently sold ordinary shares as indicated:

Name

SAYE options vested and exercised at an exercise price of 35.6p per share on 1 June 2012

Ordinary shares of 2.5p each subsequently sold on 1 June 2012, in London, at a price of 107.29 pence per share

Elaine MacLean*

25,702

Geoffrey Timms

25,702

11,000

*Of the 25,702 ordinary shares acquired by Elaine MacLean, 12,852 shares were retained in her own name and 12,850 shares were transferred to her spouse.

The Company was also notified on 6 June 2012 that 10,280 SAYE options vested and were exercised at an exercise price of 35.6p per share on 1 June 2012 by David Brown, a person connected to Andrea Blance.

This disclosure relates to transactions notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a).