Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
11 October 2007


Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 11 October 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 2,000,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
142.6p per share and the lowest price paid was 140p per share.



Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company
11 October 2007


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