Transaction in Own Shares

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Legal & General Group Plc has purchased a total of 2,992,834 ordinary shares between March 12th and March 13th, 2026, as part of its share buyback program. These repurchased shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 5,694,752,844. The highest price paid per share was 249.50 pence, and the lowest was 240.80 pence, with a weighted average price across the purchases. Following these transactions and cancellation, the total number of voting rights in the company will also be 5,694,752,844, with no shares held in treasury.

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Legal & General Group Plc
16 March 2026
 

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC
ISIN: GB0005603997
16th March 2026

 

LEI number: 213800JH9QQWHLO99821

 

Legal & General Group Plc (the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares


The Company announces that from 12th March 2026 up to and including 13th March 2026 it had purchased a total of 2,992,834 of its ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each (the "ordinary shares"), through the Company's broker Barclays Capital Securities Limited as detailed below. The repurchased ordinary shares will be cancelled.

Date

Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased

Highest price paid (per ordinary share)

Lowest price paid (per ordinary share)

Volume weighted average price

 

Trading venue

12 March 2026

503,405

246.90

241.40

243.30

XLON

12 March 2026

229,304

246.90

240.90

243.06

BATE

12 March 2026

266,488

246.90

240.90

243.19

TRQX

12 March 2026

111,586

246.70

241.00

243.26

AQXE

12 March 2026

382,051

246.90

240.90

243.02

CHIX

13 March 2026

619,296

249.50

240.80

246.39

XLON

13 March 2026

194,457

249.50

241.30

246.41

BATE

13 March 2026

243,347

249.40

240.80

246.27

TRQX

13 March 2026

86,387

249.40

240.80

246.16

AQXE

13 March 2026

356,513

249.40

240.80

246.31

CHIX


The purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme announced on 11th March 2026.

Following settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of the purchased ordinary shares, the Company's total number of ordinary shares in issue shall be 5,694,752,844 ordinary shares.

No ordinary shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 5,694,752,844.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as incorporated into and implemented under English law (including by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), the detailed breakdown of individual trades made by Barclays Capital Securities Limited on behalf of the Company as part of the share buyback programme is set out below.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8294W_1-2026-3-16.pdf

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

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