Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc
16 April 2008






Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares


Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 16 April 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 4,617,465 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
129p per share and the lowest price paid was 121.45p per share.



Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
16 April 2008




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