Holding(s) in Company

Paragon Group Of Companies PLC
17 June 2004

Letter to RNS

                                HOLDING IN COMPANY

We have today received notification from Barclays PLC to advise that, through
various legal entities, they now hold 14,310,909 ordinary shares of 10p each in
The Paragon Group of Companies PLC. The holding represents 11.948% of our issued
share capital.


Enquiries:
John Gemmell, Company Secretary 
0121 712 2075

From Paragon Group of Companies PLC





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