Holding(s) in Company

Paragon Group Of Companies PLC
12 February 2008



               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:
................

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:
................

Other (please specify) :
................

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
SCHRODERS PLC
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
.................

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
08.02.08
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
11.02.08
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
10%
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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 £0.10                          6,739,151      N/A
GB0006140361

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     Direct  Indirect    Direct   Indirect
                                         (x)     (xi)
ORDINARY £1.00                N/A        N/A     1,188,549   N/A      10.353%
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
1,188,549                              10.353%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED     1,118,103     9.74%

SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT             70,446        0.61%
NORTH AMERICA LIMITED
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Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
.................

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:
THE SHARES REFERRED TO IN SECTION 9 ARE HELD IN PORTFOLIOS MANAGED BY THOSE
FIRMS ON A DISCRETIONARY BASIS FOR CLIENTS UNDER INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS.
.................

14. Contact name:
JOHN G. GEMMELL
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15. Contact telephone number:
0121 712 2075
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