Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
14 December 2007



Legal & General Group Plc


Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 14 December 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 2,423,460 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
130p per share and the lowest price paid was 127.1p per share.



Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
14 December 2007


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