Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
01 October 2007


Legal & General Group Plc


Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 1 October 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 1,170,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
136.90p per share and the lowest price paid was 132.20p per share.



Helen Forster
Assistant Company Secretary
1 October 2007

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