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:                            26 January 2017               
                                                                               
    Number of ordinary shares purchased          111,155                       
    (aggregated volume):                                                       
                                                                               
    Highest price paid per share (pence):        35.25p                        
                                                                               
    Lowest price paid per share (pence):         34.75p                        
                                                                               
    Volume weighted average price paid per share 34.9908p                      
    (pence):                                                                   

    Following the purchase of these shares, the Company has 1,435,064,502 ordinary
    shares in issue. All of the shares have equal voting rights and there are no
    shares held in treasury.  This figure 1,435,064,502 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

    26 JANUARY 2017

                    Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions                

    Number of shares          Transaction price    Time of transaction    Trading venue        
    purchased                 (pence per share)                                                
                                                                                               
    3896                            34.75          08:40:36               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3896                            34.75          08:40:38               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3912                              35           08:53:14               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3945                            34.75          09:04:21               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3975                            34.75          09:44:01               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4010                            34.75          10:29:48               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2085                              35           10:50:50               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    898                               35           10:50:50               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    770                               35           10:50:50               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4010                            35.25          10:56:10               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4655                            35.25          10:56:10               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2702                            35.25          11:10:57               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1316                            35.25          11:15:00               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3937                            35.25          11:15:02               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    78                              35.25          11:15:14               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1980                            35.25          11:15:45               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2052                            35.25          11:16:36               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3775                              35           11:26:14               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3939                            35.25          11:52:53               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1627                              35           11:53:28               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    519                               35           11:53:28               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1858                              35           11:53:34               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1087                              35           13:53:02               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1756                              35           13:53:02               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1606                              35           13:53:02               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4580                              35           13:54:06               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4353                              35           13:54:06               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1416                              35           15:21:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    607                               35           15:21:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1616                              35           15:22:08               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2512                              35           15:22:55               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4518                              35           15:22:55               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    13489                             35           15:22:55               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4467                            34.75          15:49:27               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4555                            34.75          15:49:27               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4758                              35           16:29:52               London Stock Exchange

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