Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
28 August 2007

Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 28 August 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 3,843,320 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
138.50p per share and the lowest price paid was 136.50p per share.

Andrew Fairhurst
Deputy Group Secretary
28 August 2007






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