20th Nov 2007 15:56
Paragon Group Of Companies PLC20 November 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting 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 theacquisition 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):OppenheimerFunds Inc (OFI) and Baring Asset Management Limited (Baring)................. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):................. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v):16 November 2007................. 6. Date on which issuer notified:20 November 2007................. 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:8% (OFI independently crossed the 8% threshold, 8.0438%. Baring continues tohold 0.0469%. In aggregate, total ownership is 8.0907%).................. 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE transaction (vi) Number of Number of voting Rights shares (viii)GB0006140361 OFI 8,422,679 7.3366%Baring 53,826 0.0469% Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rights (ix) rightsCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi)GB0006140361 OFI 9,234,630 9,234,630 8.0438% Baring 53,826 53,826 0.0469% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 9,288,456 8.0907% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):OppenheimerFunds, Inc. owns, as of 16/11/07, 9,234,630 shares equal to 8.0438%shares outstanding (114,804,242). Baring Asset Management Limited owns, as of 16/11/07, 53,826 shares equal to0.0469% of the shares outstanding (114,804,242).................. 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:................. 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
Paragon Group