Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc
27 March 2008


Legal & General Group Plc


Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 27 March 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 2,120,827 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
128p per share and the lowest price paid was 125.5p per share.



Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
27 March 2008


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