Director/PDMR Shareholding

Paragon Group Of Companies PLC
14 March 2006



                             DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDING
                             ---------------------

On 13 March 2006 the trustee of The Paragon Group of Companies PLC Employee
Trust ('the Trustee') granted the following award of Ordinary Shares of 10p to
certain directors of the Company, for nil consideration or payment, under the
Company's Deferred Annual Bonus Scheme in respect of the bonuses for the year
ended 30 September 2005.

Director             Award granted       Transfer date

N S Terrington       22,904              1 October 2008
N Keen               17,178              1 October 2008
J A Heron            9,416               1 October 2008
P Pandya             9,416               1 October 2008

Under the terms of the scheme the Trustee will procure that the shares are
transferred to the scheme participants as soon as reasonably practicable after
the transfer date reported above, subject to a participant continuing to hold
office or employment with The Paragon Group of Companies PLC and to the
provisions of the Model Code.

Enquiries:

John G Gemmell, Group Company Secretary
0121 712 2075



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