Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
20 August 2007



Legal & General Group Plc


Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 20 August 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 2,500,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
139.00p per share and the lowest price paid was 136.50p per share.



Andrew Fairhurst
Deputy Group Secretary
20 August 2007






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