Director/PDMR Shareholding

Paragon Group Of Companies PLC
16 January 2007





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


On 15 January 2007 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 2006.


Director             Award granted      Transfer date

N S Terrington       18,078             1 October 2009
N Keen               13,552             1 October 2009
J A Heron            9,559              1 October 2009
P Pandya             8,285              1 October 2009


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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