Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
19 November 2007



Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 19 November 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 6,000,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
123.70p per share and the lowest price paid was 121.55p per share.


Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
19 November 2007


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