Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
29 January 2008




Legal & General Group Plc

Transaction in Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 29 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 1,616,619 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each through Lehman Brothers.
The highest price paid was 130.6p per share and the lowest price paid was 129.7p
per share.



Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
29 January 2008




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