Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
08 January 2008


Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 8 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 5,447,663 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
129p per share and the lowest price paid was 126.7p per share.


Julie Seabrook

Assistant Company Secretary

8 January 2008


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