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:                            25 January 2017               
                                                                               
    Number of ordinary shares purchased          71,153                        
    (aggregated volume):                                                       
                                                                               
    Highest price paid per share (pence):        35.00p                        
                                                                               
    Lowest price paid per share (pence):         34.75p                        
                                                                               
    Volume weighted average price paid per share 34.9182p                      
    (pence):                                                                   

    Following the purchase of these shares, the Company has 1,435,175,657 ordinary
    shares in issue. All of the shares have equal voting rights and there are no
    shares held in treasury.  This figure 1,435,175,657 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

    25 JANUARY 2017

                    Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions                

    Number of shares          Transaction price    Time of transaction    Trading venue        
    purchased                 (pence per share)                                                
                                                                                               
    1661                            34.75          09:50:46               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3745                            34.75          10:32:24               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1788                            34.75          11:58:16               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2412                            34.75          11:58:16               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    838                             34.75          11:58:40               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2711                            34.75          13:15:14               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    5042                              35           13:25:21               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2401                            34.75          13:39:07               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2296                            34.75          14:06:00               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    669                             34.75          15:00:11               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1894                            34.75          15:00:11               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2852                              35           15:19:14               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2874                            34.75          15:43:12               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4706                              35           16:05:44               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    13885                             35           16:14:28               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2777                              35           16:14:28               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    5674                              35           16:14:38               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    5296                              35           16:15:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2648                              35           16:15:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2562                              35           16:16:08               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2422                              35           16:17:46               London Stock Exchange

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