Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc
29 April 2008

Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 29 April 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 1,631,822 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
128.5p per share and the lowest price paid was 125.1p per share.

Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
29 April 2008


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