Pendragon PLC: Transaction in Own Shares                    

    Pendragon PLC (the "Company") announces that it has purchased for cancellation
    (through Jefferies International Limited) the following number of its ordinary
    shares of 5p each on the London Stock Exchange.

    Date of purchase:                            4 January 2017                
                                                                               
    Number of ordinary shares purchased          64,348                        
    (aggregated volume):                                                       
                                                                               
    Highest price paid per share (pence):        31.50p                        
                                                                               
    Lowest price paid per share (pence):         31.25p                        
                                                                               
    Volume weighted average price paid per share 31.3582p                      
    (pence):                                                                   

    Following the purchase of these shares, the Company has 1,436,704,910 ordinary
    shares in issue. All of the shares have equal voting rights and there are no
    shares held in treasury.  This figure 1,436,704,910 represents the total voting
    rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for
    the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify
    their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the
    Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

    The schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by
    Jefferies on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

    RICHARD MALONEY

    COMPANY SECRETARY

    4 JANUARY 2017

                    Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions                

    Number of shares          Transaction price    Time of transaction    Trading venue        
    purchased                 (pence per share)                                                
                                                                                               
    3815                             31.5          08:29:51               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3815                             31.5          08:29:51               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4126                             31.5          08:37:43               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3990                             31.5          08:45:01               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4094                             31.5          08:54:12               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3988                             31.5          09:46:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4009                             31.5          10:24:21               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1380                            31.25          15:40:59               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4026                            31.25          16:18:59               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2707                            31.25          16:18:59               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4582                            31.25          16:19:04               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4582                            31.25          16:19:04               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4037                            31.25          16:19:06               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4037                            31.25          16:19:06               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    11160                           31.25          16:27:25               London Stock Exchange

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