Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
13 December 2007



Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 13 December 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 6,000,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each. The highest price paid was
130.5p per share and the lowest price paid was 128.4p per share.


Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
13 December 2007


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