Director Shareholding

Legal & General Group PLC
07 May 2004

Legal & General Group Plc ('Group') - Directors' shareholdings

Legal & General Group Plc Dividend Reinvestment Plan ('the Plan')

Lloyds TSB Registrars have today advised us that, in accordance with the terms
of the Plan, they acquired shares in Group on 4 May 2004 at a price of 94.9059p
on behalf of the following Group directors and their spouses:

C. R. R. Avery                     11,712
J. M. Strachan                        212

Following the above reported transaction, the directors' beneficial holdings of
ordinary shares are:

C. R. R. Avery                    767,411
J. M. Strachan                     19,783


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