Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
10 May 2004

                                                                     10 May 2004


                           Legal & General Group plc

Legal & General Group plc announces that the trustees of the Legal & General
Employees Share Ownership Trust (ESOP) have made the following purchases of the
Ordinary shares of 2.5p each in Legal & General Group Plc:

        TRADE DATE                  SHARES PURCHASED          PRICE PER SHARE
         10.05.04                        200,000                  89.75p

These shares were acquired to satisfy needs arising under existing employee
share schemes in which employees and executive directors participate

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