Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc
20 March 2008



Legal & General Group Plc


Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 20 March 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 3,066,756 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
125p per share and the lowest price paid was 123.1p per share.



Julie Seabrook

Assistant Company Secretary

20 March 2008


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