Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
19 December 2007

Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 19 December 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 2,666,592 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
126.80p per share and the lowest price paid was 125.20p per share.



Helen Forster

Assistant Company Secretary

19 December 2007


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