Legal & General Group Plc

 

This announcement replaces the announcement sent at 10:49 today (RNS 2546L).  The date should read 30 April, not 2 May.  All other information remains the same.  The full text appears below.

 

Purchase of Shares for the Legal & General Employees' Share Ownership Trust

Legal & General Group Plc announces that on 30 April 2010, the trustees of the Legal & General Employees' Share Ownership Trust (ESOT) have purchased 563,404 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each. The price paid was 85.93p per share.

These shares were acquired to satisfy needs arising under existing employee share schemes in which employees and executive directors participate.

Victoria Hames

Deputy Company Secretary

4 May 2010

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