Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
10 January 2008

Legal & General Group Plc


Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 10 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 10,000,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid
was 130p per share and the lowest price paid was 126.3p per share.



Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
10 January 2008


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