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:                            17 January 2017               
                                                                               
    Number of ordinary shares purchased          61,119                        
    (aggregated volume):                                                       
                                                                               
    Highest price paid per share (pence):        34.25p                        
                                                                               
    Lowest price paid per share (pence):         34.00p                        
                                                                               
    Volume weighted average price paid per share 34.0714p                      
    (pence):                                                                   

    Following the purchase of these shares, the Company has 1,435,632,851 ordinary
    shares in issue. All of the shares have equal voting rights and there are no
    shares held in treasury.  This figure 1,435,632,851 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

    17 JANUARY 2017

                    Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions                

    Number of shares          Transaction price    Time of transaction    Trading venue        
    purchased                 (pence per share)                                                
                                                                                               
    972                             34.25          09:00:48               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    806                             34.25          09:00:48               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1877                            34.25          09:19:38               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3796                            34.25          09:19:38               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1865                            34.25          09:19:38               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2029                            34.25          09:46:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1898                            34.25          09:46:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2261                            34.25          11:00:45               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1943                            34.25          11:09:40               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    8400                              34           11:10:01               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1975                              34           11:13:18               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2115                              34           12:48:43               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    6345                              34           12:48:43               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    303                               34           13:06:44               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    9                                 34           13:11:19               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1674                              34           13:11:19               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2130                              34           14:43:54               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2075                              34           14:43:54               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    298                               34           14:43:58               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3079                              34           14:45:41               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2169                              34           14:46:30               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1904                              34           14:57:51               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    970                               34           14:57:51               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1843                              34           15:03:47               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2172                              34           15:03:47               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4406                              34           15:04:34               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    655                               34           16:08:03               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1150                              34           16:29:11               London Stock Exchange

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