Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc
17 March 2008

Legal & General Group Plc



 Transaction in Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 17 March 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 7,993,276 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each through Lehman Brothers.
The highest price paid was 124.5p per share and the lowest price paid was 118.3p
per share.



Julie Seabrook

Assistant Company Secretary

17 March 2008


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