Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
29 October 2007


Legal & General Group Plc


Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 29 October 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 1,432,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
136.6p per share and the lowest price paid was 135.5p per share.


Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
29 October 2007



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