Director/PDMR Shareholding

Legal & General Group PLC
26 April 2006


Legal & General Group Employee Share Plan

In common with all eligible employees, on 24 April 2006 each of the Executive
Directors of the Group was awarded 250 free shares under the Legal & General
Group Employee Share Plan at a price of 139.6066p per share.  The following five
senior managers were also awarded 250 free shares on the same day and at the
same price: M J Bolton, C A Davies, I A Gibson, C C Hatry and G J Hoskin.

Legal & General Group Share Bonus Plan

The table below details shares which were awarded on 24 April 2006 to Executive
Directors of the Group under the Share Bonus Plan. These shares will normally be
held in trust for three years before vesting. The plan is described in more
detail in the Group's 2005 Annual Report & Accounts.

Name                             Number of Shares
C R R Avery                      64,020
T J Breedon                      128,040
A W Palmer                       86,783
R A Phipps                       93,896
J B Pollock                      53,350

The table below details shares which were awarded on 24 April 2006 to senior
managers of the Group under the Share Bonus Plan. These shares will normally be
held in trust for three years before vesting. The plan is described in more
detail in the Group's 2005 Annual Report & Accounts.

Name                             Number of Shares
M J Bolton                       28,453
C A Davies                       14,226
I A Gibson                       14,938
C C Hatry                        30,943
G J Hoskin                       36,278

Legal & General Group Performance Share Plan

The following executive directors were allocated a conditional award of shares
under the Performance Share Plan on 24 April 2006.  The number of Performance
Share Plan shares that may be transferred to the individual is dependent upon
the Legal & General total shareholder return compared with the FTSE 100,
measured over a three-year period. The plan is described in more detail in the
Group's 2005 Annual Report & Accounts.

Shares awarded were as follows:-

Name                             No. of conditional shares

C R R Avery                      106,700
T J Breedon                      240,076
A W Palmer                       142,267
R A Phipps                       142,267
J B Pollock                      87,138


The following senior managers were allocated a conditional award of shares under
the Performance Share Plan on 24 April 2006.  The number of Performance Share
Plan shares that may be transferred to the individual is dependent upon the
Legal & General total shareholder return compared with the FTSE 100, measured
over a three-year period. The plan is described in more detail in the Group's
2005 Annual Report & Accounts.

Shares awarded were as follows:-

Name                             No. of conditional shares

M J Bolton                       46,237
C A Davies                       42,680
I A Gibson                       28,453
C C Hatry                        46,237
G J Hoskin                       78,247


Following these awards, the executive directors have beneficial interests in the
shares of Legal & General Group Plc (comprising shares, shares held by trustees
within share schemes or plans and share options) as set out below:-

                                Shares in schemes or           Total beneficial
Name                  Shares           plans           Options      interests

C R R Avery          448,902          205,862          272,836        927,600
T J Breedon          798,827          364,227           78,660      1,241,714
A W Palmer           530,348          277,571        1,494,107      2,302,026
R A Phipps           928,870          295,792          405,025      1,629,687
J B Pollock          220,971          152,495           30,408        403,874




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