Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Legal & General Group Plc

2. Reason for the notification   (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

20/05/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21/05/2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5% 

8. Notified details:

Total

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights viii

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

0560399

301,232,834

301,232,834

214,445,980

214,445,980

94,234,405

3.55

1.56

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

308,680,385

5.11%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:

Name of the Company/Fund

Number of Shares

% of issued share capital

Axa Sun Life Plc (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society Plc) Direct

3,744,000

0.06196

Axa Rosenberg Direct

3,306,553

0.05472

Axa General Insurance Ltd Direct

150,000

0.00248

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X Direct

252,000

0.00417

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X Direct

53,929,173

0.89254

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X Direct

86,063,932

1.42438

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund Indirect

776,446

0.01285

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Ethical Fund Indirect 

500,000

0.00828

AXA UK Investment Co ICVCExtra Income Fund Indirect

130,000

0.00215

AXA UK Investment Co ICVCUK Equity Income Fund Indirect

4,800,000

0.07944

PPP Healthcare Group Plc Direct

225,200

0.00373

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct

300,000

0.00497

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c Direct

6,900,000

0.11420

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc Direct

1,700,040

0.02814

AXA Rosenberg Direct

1,503,477

0.02488

Axa Insurance UK Direct

671,250

0.01111

AXA UK Group Pension Scheme Indirect

460,000

0.00761

AXA Financial, Inc Indirect

676,394

0.01119

AXA Colonia Konzern Direct

114,996

0.00190

AXA Colonia Konzern Indirect

71,907

0.00119

Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd Direct

1,000,000

0.01655

AXA France Indirect

2,012,927

0.03331

AXA Rosenberg Indirect

72,064,586

1.19269

Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd Direct

25,410

0.00042

AXA Financial, Inc* Indirect

9,296,054

0.15385

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct

1,122,218

0.01857

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct 

281,039

0.00465

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity Direct 

1,480,555

0.02450

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha Direct

648,113

0.01073

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker Direct

1,014,853

0.01680

Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity Direct

5,930,000

0.09814

Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha Direct 

3,405,286

0.05636

Sun Life Pensions Management  FTSE All Share Tracker Direct

5,534,614

0.09160

AXA Framlington Monthly Income Indirect

2,500,000

0.04138

Framlington onshore private clients Indirect

212,520

0.00352

AXA Winterhur Direct

28,798,132

0.47662

AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive Direct

4,119,558

0.06818

AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive Direct

2,225,581

0.03683

AXA Framlington St James Place Internal Equity & Income UT Indirect

250,000

0.00414

AXA UK Distribution OEIC Indirect

450,000

0.00745

AXAGlobal Distribution OEIC Indirect

33,571

0.00056

Total Direct Total Indirect

214,445,98094,234,405

3.54913 1.55960

TOTAL

308,680,385

5.10874

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Terry Marsh

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637