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Legal & General Director Carolyn Johnson to Retire

Carolyn Johnson will leave Legal & General's board on 1 January 2027, the company said today. The shares are trading close to their 52-week high, and the notice gives no reason or successor.

Legal & General Group (LSE: LGEN) said today that Carolyn Johnson will retire from its board and stand down as a non-executive director with effect from 1 January 2027. The London-listed financial group, which manages £1.2 trillion of assets, published the notice at 9:00am.

The shares were quoted at 315.8p at 9:36am today in delayed data, up 0.89% on yesterday’s close of 313.0p. That is 0.19% below the 52-week closing high of 316.4p, set on 7 August. The quote opened at 313.8p, with a high of 316.2p and a low of 313.2p.

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The company’s announcement reads:

Legal & General Group Plc (‘L&G’) today announces that Carolyn Johnson has decided to retire from the Board and will stand down as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2027.

Legal & General Group Plc, regulatory announcement

The notice was made under UK Listing Rules 6.4.6(2)R and 6.4.6(3)R. It gives no reason for the retirement, names no successor and does not say which board roles or committees Johnson holds.

Yesterday’s close of 313.0p was 1.07% below the August high. It was 0.90% above the 310.2p close on 5 November and 7.63% above the 290.8p close on 12 October. Against the 302.6p close on 12 August it was up 3.44%, and it was 19.51% above the 261.9p close on 31 December last year. The 52-week closing low was 234.0p on 19 November last year, and the latest close was 33.76% above it. On 13 November last year the shares closed at 241.1p.

Line chart of Legal & General's share price rising through October and early November towards its August high
Legal & General’s share price, daily closes, 12 August to 12 November 2026

The company, established in 1836, had a market value of £16.8 billion as at 12 November, by its own figure. About 44% of its assets under management are international.

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