Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc
12 March 2008

Legal & General Group Plc

Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 12 March 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 1,580,290 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each through Lehman Brothers.
The highest price paid was 127p per share and the lowest price paid was 125.4p
per share.

Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
12 March 2008


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