Holding(s) in Company

Paragon Group Of Companies PLC 03 August 2007 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 ................. 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes ................. An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No ................. An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No ................. Other (please specify) : ................. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Aviva plc & its subsidiaries ................. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Registered holder: BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 329,319* Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 3,330,569* CUIM Nominee Limited 265,474* * denotes direct interest BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 274,267 Chase Nominees Limited 5,590 CUIM Nominee Limited 99,489 Vidacos Nominees Limited 1,549,252 ................. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): 2 August 2007 ................. 6. Date on which issuer notified: 3 August 2007 ................. 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4% to 5% change at Combined Interest level ................. 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 Shares 5,189,960 5,189,960 GB0006140361 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting rights % of voting possible using the ISIN shares (ix) rights CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect Direct Indirect (xi) Ordinary Shares 3,925,362 3,925,362 1,928,598 3.41% 1.68% GB0006140361 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) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 5,853,960 5.09% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): See Section 4 ................. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: See Section 4 ................. 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: ................. 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: ................. 13. Additional information: Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 114,962,277. ................. 14. Contact name: John G. Gemmell ................. 15. Contact telephone number: 0121 712 2075 ................. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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