Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
31 August 2007

Legal & General Group Plc



Purchase of Own Shares



Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 31 August 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 657,876 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
145.30p per share and the lowest price paid was 141.90p per share.





Andrew Fairhurst

Deputy Group Secretary

31 August 2007








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