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 Earnings per share                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Based on profit attributable to equity holders of the Company                                                                                                   2.10   9.11      8.51      16.70      
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Adjusted earnings per share 1                                                                                                                                                                         
 Based on profit attributable to equity holders of the Company                                                                                                   2.10   9.79      8.51      16.70      
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Diluted earnings per share                                                                                                                                                                            
 Based on profit attributable to equity holders of the Company                                                                                                   2.10   9.05      8.42      16.54      
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 1. Adjusted earnings per share has been calculated excluding the impairment loss, £40m, resulting from the classification of disposal groups as held for sale.  
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 
 
For the six months ended 30 June 2015 
 
                                                                                                                  Full year  
                                                                                              30.06.15  30.06.14  31.12.14   
                                                                                              £m        £m        £m         
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 Profit for the period                                                                        547       507       992        
                                                                                                                             
 Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss                                                          
 Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit pension schemes                                  22        (10)      (94)       
 Actuarial (losses)/gains on defined benefit pension schemes transferred to unallocated                                      
 divisible surplus                                                                       (8)  4         38        
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 Total items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss subsequently                     14        (6)       (56)       
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss                                                               
 Exchange differences on translation of overseas operations                                   (25)      (28)      12         
 Net change in financial investments designated as available-for-sale                         (18)      20        26         
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 Total items that may be reclassified to profit or loss subsequently                          (43)      (8)       38         
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 Other comprehensive expense after tax                                                        (29)      (14)      (18)       
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 Total comprehensive income for the period                                                    518       493       974        
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 Total comprehensive income attributable to:                                                                                 
 Non-controlling interests                                                                    8         6         7          
 Equity holders of the Company                                                                510       487       967        
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 
 
IFRS and Cash                                                                                                              
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Consolidated Balance Sheet 
 
As at 30 June 2015 
 
                                                                                  30.06.15  30.06.14  31.12.14  
                                                                           Notes  £m        £m        £m        
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
 Assets                                                                                                         
 Goodwill                                                                         82        73        79        
 Purchased interest in long term businesses and other intangible assets           328       341       342       
 Deferred acquisition costs                                                       1,822     1,848     1,936     
 Investment in associates and joint ventures                                      207       138       149       
 Property, plant and equipment                                                    86        136       146       
 Investment property                                                       2.15   8,779     7,352     8,152     
 Financial investments                                                     2.15   351,159   340,170   360,614   
 Reinsurers' share of contract liabilities                                        3,360     3,025     2,906     
 UK deferred tax asset                                                     2.16   33        68        54        
 Current tax recoverable                                                          185       303       217       
 Other assets                                                                     3,539     3,018     2,249     
 Assets of operations classified as held for sale                          2.13   6,149     -         -         
 Cash and cash equivalents                                                        19,583    21,087    22,709    
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
 Total assets                                                                     395,312   377,559   399,553   
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
 Equity                                                                                                         
 Share capital                                                                    149       148       149       
 Share premium                                                                    973       966       969       
 Employee scheme treasury shares                                                  (31)      (36)      (37)      
 Capital redemption and other reserves                                            98        54        117       
 Retained earnings                                                                4,843     4,579     4,830     
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
 Shareholders' equity                                                             6,032     5,711     6,028     
 Non-controlling interests                                                 2.22   281       271       275       
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
 Total equity                                                                     6,313     5,982     6,303     
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
 Liabilities                                                                                                    
 Participating insurance contracts                                                5,901     6,596     6,579     
 Participating investment contracts                                               5,093     7,452     7,667     
 Unallocated divisible surplus                                                    798       1,253     983       
 Value of in-force non-participating contracts                                    (223)     (234)     (208)     
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
 Participating contract liabilities                                               11,569    15,067    15,021    
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
 Non-participating insurance contracts                                            49,274    44,439    49,876    
 Non-participating investment contracts                                           280,472   279,084   288,558   
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
 Non-participating contract liabilities                                           329,746   323,523   338,434   
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
 Core borrowings                                                           2.20   2,490     2,991     2,977     
 Operational borrowings                                                    2.21   645       692       715       
 Provisions                                                                       1,189     1,143     1,247     
 UK deferred tax liabilities                                               2.16   277       96        180       
 Overseas deferred tax liabilities                                         2.16   414       402       434       
 Current tax liabilities                                                          40        12        9         
 Payables and other financial liabilities                                  2.17   18,449    11,281    16,131    
 Other liabilities                                                                671       923       963       
 Net asset value attributable to unit holders                                     17,513    15,447    17,139    
 Liabilities of operations classified as held for sale                     2.13   5,996     -         -         
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
 Total liabilities                                                                388,999   371,577   393,250   
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
 Total equity and liabilities                                                     395,312   377,559   399,553   
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
                                                                         
 
 
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 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity                    
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                          Employee  Capital                                           
                                                                          scheme    redemption                   Non-                 
                                                        Share    Share    treasury  and other   Retained         controlling  Total   
                                                        capital  premium  shares    reserves    earnings  Total  interests    equity  
 For the six months ended 30 June 2015                  £m       £m       £m        £m          £m        £m     £m           £m      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
 As at 1 January 2015                                   149      969      (37)      117         4,830     6,028  275          6,303   
 Total comprehensive income/(expense)                                                                                                 
 for the period                                         -        -        -         (43)        553       510    8            518     
 Options exercised under                                                                                                              
 share option schemes                                   -        4        -         -           -         4      -            4       
 Net movement in employee scheme                                                                                                      
 treasury shares                                        -        -        6         (4)         (16)      (14)   -            (14)    
 Dividends                                              -        -        -         -           (496)     (496)  -            (496)   
 Movement in third party interests                      -        -        -         -           -         -      (2)          (2)     
 Currency translation differences                       -        -        -         28          (28)      -      -            -       
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
 As at 30 June 2015                                     149      973      (31)      98          4,843     6,032  281          6,313   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                          Employee  Capital                                           
                                                                          scheme    redemption                   Non-                 
                                                        Share    Share    treasury  and other   Retained         controlling  Total   
                                                        capital  premium  shares    reserves    earnings  Total  interests    equity  
 For the six months ended 30 June 2014                  £m       £m       £m        £m          £m        £m     £m           £m      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
 As at 1 January 2014                                   148      959      (39)      57          4,517     5,642  265          5,907   
 Total comprehensive income/(expense)                                                                                                 
 for the period                                         -        -        -         (8)         495       487    6            493     
 Options exercised under                                                                                                              
 share option schemes                                   -        7        -         -           -         7      -            7       
 Net movement in employee scheme                                                                                                      
 treasury shares                                        -        -        3         (10)        (10)      (17)   -            (17)    
 Dividends                                              -        -        -         -           (408)     (408)  -            (408)   
 Movement in third party interests                      -        -        -         -           -         -      -            -       
 Currency translation differences                       -        -        -         15          (15)      -      -            -       
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
 As at 30 June 2014                                     148      966      (36)      54          4,579     5,711  271          5,982   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                          Employee  Capital                                           
                                                                          scheme    redemption                   Non-                 
                                                        Share    Share    treasury  and other   Retained         controlling  Total   
                                                        capital  premium  shares    reserves    earnings  Total  interests    equity  
 For the year ended 31 December 2014                    £m       £m       £m        £m          £m        £m     £m           £m      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
 As at 1 January 2014                                   148      959      (39)      57          4,517     5,642  265          5,907   
 Total comprehensive income                                                                                                           
 for the year                                           -        -        -         38          929       967    7            974     
 Options exercised under                                                                                                              
 share option schemes                                   1        10       -         -           -         11     -            11      
 Net movement in employee scheme                                                                                                      
 treasury shares                                        -        -        2         3           (17)      (12)   -            (12)    
 Dividends                                              -        -        -         -           (580)     (580)  -            (580)   
 Movement in third party interests                      -        -        -         -           -         -      3            3       
 Currency translation differences                       -        -        -         19          (19)      -      -            -       
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
 As at 31 December 2014                                 149      969      (37)      117         4,830     6,028  275          6,303   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
 
 
IFRS and Cash                                                                                                              
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Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 
 
For the six months ended 30 June 2015 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Full year  
                                                                                                                                                                                                  30.06.15  30.06.14  31.12.14   
                                                                                                                                                                                                  £m        £m        £m         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Cash flows from operating activities                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Profit for the period                                                                                                                                                                            547       507       992        
 Adjustments for non cash movements in net profit for the period                                                                                                                                                                 
 Realised and unrealised losses/(gains) on financial investments and investment properties                                                                                                        4,236     (8,705)   (30,851)   
 Investment income                                                                                                                                                                                (4,928)   (4,853)   (9,205)    
 Interest expense                                                                                                                                                                                 91        90        183        
 Tax expense                                                                                                                                                                                      282       233       421        
 Other adjustments                                                                                                                                                                                (35)      46        87         
 Net (increase)/decrease in operational assets                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Investments held for trading or designated as fair value through profit or loss                                                                                                                  (2,450)   2,036     5,931      
 Investments designated as available-for-sale                                                                                                                                                     210       164       225        
 Other assets                                                                                                                                                                                     (1,518)   (857)     (151)      
 Net increase/(decrease) in operational liabilities                                                                                                                                                                              
 Insurance contracts                                                                                                                                                                              (784)     3,923     9,228      
 Transfer to/(from) unallocated divisible surplus                                                                                                                                                 68        39        (222)      
 Investment contracts                                                                                                                                                                             (5,254)   387       10,156     
 Value of in-force non-participating contracts                                                                                                                                                    (15)      14        40         
 Other liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                3,249     6,182     9,811      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Cash generated used in operations                                                                                                                                                                (6,301)   (794)     (3,355)    
 Interest paid                                                                                                                                                                                    (129)     (103)     (203)      
 Interest received                                                                                                                                                                                2,413     2,430     4,857      
 Tax paid1                                                                                                                                                                                        (84)      (97)      (76)       
 Dividends received                                                                                                                                                                               2,282     2,169     4,264      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Net cash flows (used in)/generated from operating activities                                                                                                                                     (1,819)   3,605     5,487      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Cash flows from investing activities                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Net acquisition of plant, equipment and intangibles                                                                                                                                              (11)      (12)      (80)       
 Acquisitions (net of cash acquired)2                                                                                                                                                             (5)       (18)      (38)       
 Disposal of subsidiaries                                                                                                                                                                         34        50        56         
 Investment in joint ventures                                                                                                                                                                     (65)      (77)      (77)       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Net cash flows from investing activities                                                                                                                                                         (47)      (57)      (139)      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Cash flows from financing activities                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Dividend distributions to ordinary equity holders of the Company during the period                                                                                                               (496)     (408)     (580)      
 Proceeds from issue of ordinary share capital                                                                                                                                                    4         7         11         
 Purchase of employee scheme shares                                                                                                                                                               (7)       (3)       (2)        
 Proceeds from borrowings                                                                                                                                                                         194       592       674        
 Repayment of borrowings                                                                                                                                                                          (649)     (88)      (181)      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Net cash flows (used in)/generated from financing activities                                                                                                                                     (954)     100       (78)       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                        (2,820)   3,648     5,270      
 Exchange losses on cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                     (65)      (15)      (15)       
 Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January                                                                                                                                                           22,709    17,454    17,454     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Cash and cash equivalents (before reallocation of held for sale cash)                                                                                                                            19,824    21,087    22,709     
 Cash and cash equivalents classified as held for sale                                                                                                                                            (241)     -         -          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June/31 December                                                                                                                                                 19,583    21,087    22,709     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 1. Tax comprises UK corporation tax paid of £8m (H1 14: £1m; FY 14: £29m), overseas corporate taxes of £18m (H1 14: £7m; FY 14: £24m) and withholding tax of £58m (H1 14: £89m; FY 14: £23m).  
 2. Net cash flows from acquisitions includes cash paid of £5m (H1 14: £18m; FY 14: £38m) less cash and cash equivalents acquired of £nil (H1 14: £nil; FY 14: £nil).                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 The Group's Consolidated Cash Flow Statement includes all cash and cash equivalent flows, including those relating to the UK long-term fund policyholders.                                     
 
 
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2.08 Basis of preparation 
 
The Group's financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2015 has been prepared in accordance with the Listing
Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority and with IAS 34, 'Interim Financial Reporting'. The Group's financial information
has also been prepared in line with the accounting policies and methods of computation which the Group expects to adopt for
the 2015 year end. These policies are consistent with the principal accounting policies which were set out in the Group's
2014 consolidated financial statements which were consistent with IFRSs issued by the International Accounting Standards
Board as adopted by the European Commission for use in the European Union. 
 
The preparation of the interim management report includes the use of estimates and assumptions which affect items reported
in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Income Statement and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of the financial statements. The economic and non-economic actuarial assumptions used to establish the liabilities in
relation to insurance and investment contracts are significant. For half-year financial reporting, economic assumptions
have been updated to reflect market conditions. Non-economic assumptions are consistent with those used in the 31 December
2014 financial statements except for the changes outlined in Note 2.02. 
 
The results for the six months ended 30 June 2015 are unaudited but have been reviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The
interim results do not constitute statutory accounts as defined in Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The results from
the full year 2014 have been taken from the Group's 2014 Annual Report and Accounts. Therefore, these interim accounts
should be read in conjunction with the 2014 Annual Report and Accounts that have been prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and adopted by the
European Commission for use in the European Union. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP reported on the 2014 financial statements and
their report was unqualified and did not contain a statement under Section 498 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006. The
Group's 2014 Annual Report and Accounts has been filed with the Registrar of Companies. 
 
Key technical terms and definitions 
 
The interim management report refers to various key performance indicators, accounting standards and other technical terms.
A comprehensive list of these definitions is contained within the glossary of the Group's 2014 Annual Report and Accounts. 
 
2.09 Segmental analysis 
 
Reportable segments 
 
The Group has six reportable segments comprising Insurance, Savings, LGR, LGIM, LGA and LGC. 
 
Following changes to the organisational structure, Insurance and Savings are now reported as separate segments. Previously,
Insurance and Savings had been reported together as the LGAS segment. In addition, the Workplace Savings business is now
included in the LGIM segment. Workplace Savings had previously been recognised in the Savings (LGAS) segment. Comparatives
have been amended accordingly in line with this reclassification. The impact of the Workplace Savings reclassification has
been to reduce LGIM H1 14 and FY 14 operating profit by £10m and £15m respectively, with an offsetting increase in the
Savings segment's operating profit. 
 
Insurance represents business in retail protection, group protection, general insurance, networks, Legal & General France
(LGF) and Legal & General Netherlands (LGN). 
 
Savings represents business in platforms, SIPPs, mature savings, with-profits and emerging markets. 
 
LGR represents Annuities (both individual and bulk purchase), longevity insurance and lifetime mortgages. 
 
The LGIM segment represents institutional and retail investment management, and Workplace Savings businesses. 
 
The LGC segment includes shareholders' equity supporting the non profit LGR, Insurance and Savings businesses held within
Society and Legal & General Pensions Limited (LGPL) and capital held by the Group's treasury function. LGC and group
expenses also incorporates inter-segmental eliminations and consolidated unit trusts and property partnerships managed on
behalf of clients which do not constitute a separately reportable segment. 
 
The LGA segment represents protection business written in the USA. 
 
Transactions between reportable segments are on normal commercial terms, and are included within the reported segments. 
 
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 2.09 Segmental analysis (continued)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 (a) Profit/(loss) for the period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Group            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     expenses         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     and debt         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Insurance  Savings    LGR   LGIM    LGC   LGA   costs     Total  
 For the six months ended 30 June 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               £m         £m         £m    £m      £m    £m    £m        £m     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Operating profit/(loss)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             192        50         280   176     115   40    (103)     750    
 Investment and other variances1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     (48)       (20)       11    (5)     (4)   1     (21)      (86)   
 Gains attributable to non-controlling                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 interests                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           -          -          -     -       -     -     8         8      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Profit/(loss) before tax attributable to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 equity holders                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      144        30         291   171     111   41    (116)     672    
 Tax (expense)/credit attributable to equity                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 holders of the Company                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (38)       (6)        (50)  (38)    (2)   (22)  31        (125)  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Profit/(loss) for the period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        106        24         241   133     109   19    (85)      547    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                          

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