Director Shareholding

Legal & General Group PLC
1 June 2001


LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN ('THE PLAN')

IN COMMON WITH ALL ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES, EACH OF THE EXECUTIVES DIRECTORS OF
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP Plc ('GROUP') HAVE BEEN INVITED TO APPLY FOR PARTNERSHIP
SHARES UNDER THE PLAN ON A MONTHLY BASIS.  ON 1 JUNE 2001 EACH EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR CHOSE TO CONTRIBUTE TO PURCHASE 81 PARTNERSHIP SHARES IN THE GROUP.
THE GROUP MATCHED THESE SHARES ON A ONE TO ONE BASIS UP TO £20 PER MONTH. 
ACCORDINGLY, EACH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVED 13 MATCHING SHARES.  THE SHARES
WERE PURCHASED AT A PRICE OF 154P PER SHARE.

FOLLOWING THESE AWARDS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS' CURRENT BENEFICIAL HOLDINGS
IN GROUP NOW STAND AT:  

C. R. R. AVERY      352,159      
G. J. HOSKIN        308,881      
A. W. PALMER        499,089      
R. A. PHIPPS        859,594      
D. J. PROSSER     2,787,039
D. ROUGH          1,141,289