Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
16 January 2008

Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 16 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 4,811,072 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
128.2p per share and the lowest price paid was 124p per share.



Julie Seabrook

Assistant Company Secretary

16 January 2008


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