Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
15 October 2007

Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 15 October 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 6,330,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
136.90p per share and the lowest price paid was 134.10p per share.



Helen Forster

Assistant Company Secretary

15 October 2007


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