Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
14 January 2008


Legal & General Group Plc


Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 14 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 639,531 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
129.5p per share and the lowest price paid was 128.4p per share.


Julie Seabrook

Assistant Company Secretary

14 January 2008


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