Director/PDMR Shareholding

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Richard James Woodman

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Finance Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

The Paragon Group of Companies PLC

b)

LEI

N/A

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Ordinary Shares of £1.00 each in The Paragon Group of Companies PLC

Identification code

GB00B2NGPM57

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise for nil consideration and sale of awards granted under the Paragon Performance Share Plan.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£4.1305

385,714

d)

Aggregated information

N/A - single transaction

- Aggregated volume

- Price

e)

Date of the transaction

4 January 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)