Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
05 September 2007

Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 5 September 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 1,550,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
143.6p per share and the lowest price paid was 140.9p per share.

Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
5 September 2007




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