Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6425S

Paragon Group Of Companies PLC

22 December 2016

The Paragon Group of Companies PLC:

Director Shareholding

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	John Andrew Heron
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director - Paragon Mortgages
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	The Paragon Group of Companies PLC
b)	LEI	N/A
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of £1.00 each in The Paragon Group of Companies PLC

	Identification code	GB00B2NGPM57

b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise for nil consideration and sale of awards granted as follows: 1) 148,595 shares under the Paragon Performance Share Plan 2013; and 2) 24,258 shares under the Paragon Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2013.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£4.0036	172,853

d)	Aggregated information	N/A - single transaction

	- Aggregated volume

	- Price

e)	Date of the transaction	21 December 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)