Transaction in Own Shares

Paragon Group Of Companies PLC
11 July 2007




                                                                    11 JULY 2007

                              PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

The Paragon Group of Companies PLC announces that it has purchased the following 
number of its ordinary shares of 10p each on the London Stock Exchange via ABN
AMRO Bank N.V.

Ordinary shares:

Date of purchase:                                 11 July 2007

Number of ordinary shares purchased:              20,000

Highest price paid per share:                     477.7p

Lowest price paid per share:                      477.7p

Volume weighted average price paid per share:     477.7p

The Paragon Group of Companies PLC intends to hold the purchased shares in 
treasury.

Following the purchase of these shares, The Paragon Group of Companies PLC holds
6,424,000 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 115,062,077 ordinary shares
in issue (excluding treasury shares).


Enquiries:

John Gemmell, Company Secretary
0121 712 2075



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