Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
25 October 2007



Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 25 October 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 4,400,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
132.3p per share and the lowest price paid was 131p per share.



Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
25 October 2007




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