Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
17 August 2007

Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 17 August 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 1,488,728 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
133p per share and the lowest price paid was 128.05p per share.



Julie Seabrook

Assistant Company Secretary

17 August 2007


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