Transaction in Own Shares

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Legal & General Group Plc has purchased 14,543,756 of its ordinary shares between October 5 and October 9, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback program. These shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of shares in issue to 5,415,331,747, which will also represent the total number of voting rights. The average purchase price ranged from 284.9000 pence to 290.9000 pence per share.

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Legal & General Group Plc
12 October 2026
 

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC

ISIN: GB0005603997

12 October 2026

 

 

LEI number: 213800JH9QQWHLO99821

 

Legal & General Group Plc (the ''Company'')

 

Transactions in own shares

 

The Company announces that during the period from 5 October 2026 to 9 October 2026, it purchased through J.P. Morgan Securities plc a total of 14,543,756 of its ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each. The purchased shares will be cancelled. 

 

Aggregated information

 

Trade Date

Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased

Lowest price paid per ordinary share (pence)

Highest price paid per ordinary share (pence)

Volume weighted average price paid per ordinary share (pence)

Trading Venue

5 October 2026

2,085,776

287.6000

290.6000

289.0424

XLON

6 October 2026

2,083,142

287.9000

290.9000

289.1261

XLON

7 October 2026

3,762,305

287.5000

290.1000

288.5312

XLON

8 October 2026

482,757

284.9000

286.0000

285.8020

BATE

8 October 2026

4,074,803

284.9000

288.5000

286.6373

XLON

9 October 2026

2,054,973

286.5000

289.6000

287.4770

XLON


 

The purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme announced on 14 September 2026.

 

Following the settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of the purchased ordinary shares, the Company's total number of shares in issue shall be 5,415,331,747 ordinary shares. No ordinary shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 5,415,331,747.

 

In accordance with UKLR 9.6.6R and 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 J.P. Morgan Securities plc on behalf of the Company as part of the share buyback programme is set out below.

 

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4293Y_1-2026-10-9.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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