Directorate Change

Legal & General Group PLC
26 September 2006


LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP Plc


NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Legal & General Group Plc ('Group') is pleased to announce that Rudy Markham
will be appointed an independent, non-executive director of the Group on 1
October 2006, subject to approval from the Financial Services Authority.

Rudy Markham is Chief Financial Officer of Unilever plc and a Non-Executive
Director of Standard Chartered plc.


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