Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

The Paragon Group 

of Companies PLC

2. Reason for notification (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 notification obligation:

Prudential plc group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

See attached schedule

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

7 October 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

8 October 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

See item 13

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B2NGPM57

21,270,408

21,270,408

20,940,528

20,940,528

7.01%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

20,940,528

7.01%

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

Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc).

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (a wholly owned subsidary of Prudential plc) has dropped below a 7% notifiable interest triggering this notification.

Calculations based on a Total Voting Rights figure of 298,490,705.

14 Contact name:

John G. Gemmell

15. Contact telephone number:

0121 712 2075