Holding(s) in Company

Paragon Group Of Companies PLC
17 March 2008



               TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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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 (L&G)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
13 MARCH 2008
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
14 MARCH 2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
FROM 4% - 5% (L&G)
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8. Notified details:
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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                          14,186,490     14,186,490
GB00B2NGPM57

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if   Number of    Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN   shares       rights (ix)           rights
CODE
                                       Direct (x)   Indirect Direct   Indirect
                                                    (xi)
ORDINARY GBP 1            14,967,003   14,967,003            5.01
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
14,967,003                             5.01

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)
(18,948,143 - 6.34% = TOTAL POSITION)

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
(LGIMH) (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) (18,948,143 - 6.34% = TOTAL POSITION)

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (INDIRECT) (LGIM)
(18,948,143 - 6.34% = TOTAL POSITION)

            LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (DIRECT) (L&G)
            (14,967,003 - 5.01% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT              LEGAL & GENERAL INSURANCE
MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED           HOLDINGS LIMITED (DIRECT) (LGIH)
(DIRECT) (LGIMHD) 
(12,367,121 - 4.14% = PMC)

LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS     LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE
MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)               SOCIETY LIMITED
(12,367,121 - 4.14% = 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
.................

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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