Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
08 October 2007



Legal & General Group Plc


Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 8 October 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 930,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
142.60p per share and the lowest price paid was 140.80p per share.



Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company
8 October 2007


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