Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc
02 May 2008

Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 2 May 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 1,060,431 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
127p per share and the lowest price paid was 125.8p per share.

Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
2 May 2008


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