Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
06 December 2007

Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 6 December 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 1,265,297 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
127p per share and the lowest price paid was 125.15p per share.



Andrew Fairhurst
Deputy  Group Secretary
6 December 2007


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