Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
15 August 2007


Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 15 August 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 3,177,610 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
136.5p per share and the lowest price paid was 133.3p per share.



Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
15 August 2007






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