Transaction in Own Shares

Legal & General Group PLC
11 September 2007

Legal & General Group Plc

Purchase of Own Shares

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 11 September 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 826,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each.  The highest price paid was
136.60p per share and the lowest price paid was 133.80p per share.

Julie Seabrook
Assistant Company Secretary
11 September 2007


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