Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
11 December 2007



Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 11 December 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 1,024,663 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each. The highest price paid was
131.7p per share and the lowest price paid was 131.2p per share.


Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
11 December 2007




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