Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
03 October 2007

Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 3 October 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 965,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
139.20p per share and the lowest price paid was 136.00p per share.



Helen Forster

Assistant Company Secretary

3 October 2007


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