Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
09 January 2008


Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 9 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 4,883,632 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
128.1p per share and the lowest price paid was 124.8p per share.

Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
9 January 2008


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