Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
22 January 2008

Legal & General Group Plc

Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 22 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 8,760,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each through Lehman Brothers.
The highest price paid was 129.2p per share and the lowest price paid was 116.8p
per share.

Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
22 January 2008


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