Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc
07 May 2008

Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 7 May 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 905,968 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
127p per share and the lowest price paid was 126.8p per share.



Julie Seabrook

Assistant Company Secretary

7 May 2008


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