Holding(s) in Company

Paragon Group Of Companies PLC
25 February 2008



                TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):
THE PARAGON GROUP OF COMPANIES PLC
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2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:
YES
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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 (iii):
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (GROUP)
LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (LGIM)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G)
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
21 FEBRUARY 2008
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
22 FEBRUARY 2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
ABOVE 5% (GROUP)
ABOVE 5% (LGIM)
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8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using  Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                           transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)
ORDINARY GBP 1                          BELOW 5%       BELOW 5%
GB00B2NGPM57

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares   Number of    Number of voting rights  % of voting
if possible using the  shares       (ix)                     rights
ISIN CODE
                       Direct       Direct (x)   Indirect    Direct   Indirect
                                                 (xi)
ORDINARY GBP 1         17,753,713   14,186,490   3,567,223   4.75     1.19
GB00B2NGPM57

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may % of
financial    Date       Conversion     be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument   (xiii)     Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.            rights
                        (xiv)


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                % of voting rights
17,753,713                             5.94

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

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) (GROUP)
(17,753,713 - 5.94% = TOTAL POSITION)

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
(LGIMH) (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) (17,753,713 - 5.94% = TOTAL POSITION)

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (INDIRECT) (LGIM)
(17,753,713 - 5.94% = TOTAL POSITION)

        LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (DIRECT) (L&G)
        (14,186,490 - 4.75% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT             LEGAL & GENERAL INSURANCE
MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED          HOLDINGS LIMITED (DIRECT) (LGIH)
(DIRECT) (LGIMHD) 
(12,290,275 - 4.11% = PMC)

LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS    LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE
MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)              SOCIETY LIMITED
(12,290,275 - 4.11% = PMC)             (LGAS & LGPL)

                                       LEGAL & GENERAL PENSIONS
                                       LIMITED (DIRECT) (LGPL)
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Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
.................

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

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
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13. Additional information:
NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS FIGURE OF 298,490,705.
.................

14. Contact name:
JOHN G. GEMMELL
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15. Contact telephone number:
0121 712 2075
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