Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
30 August 2007



Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 30 August 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 2,160,156 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
140p per share and the lowest price paid was 138.50p per share.





Andrew Fairhurst

Deputy Group Secretary

30 August 2007






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