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:                            23 January 2017               
                                                                               
    Number of ordinary shares purchased          58,976                        
    (aggregated volume):                                                       
                                                                               
    Highest price paid per share (pence):        35.25p                        
                                                                               
    Lowest price paid per share (pence):         34.50p                        
                                                                               
    Volume weighted average price paid per share 34.8834p                      
    (pence):                                                                   

    Following the purchase of these shares, the Company has 1,435,373,234 ordinary
    shares in issue. All of the shares have equal voting rights and there are no
    shares held in treasury.  This figure 1,435,373,234 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

    23 JANUARY 2017

                    Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions                

    Number of shares          Transaction price    Time of transaction    Trading venue        
    purchased                 (pence per share)                                                
                                                                                               
    11940                           35.25          09:31:06               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1941                              35           09:31:18               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2070                            34.75          09:34:17               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2006                             34.5          10:07:30               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2213                             34.5          10:21:44               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1641                             34.5          10:23:26               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2186                             34.5          10:27:19               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1912                            34.75          10:49:25               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    549                             34.75          10:53:25               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    425                             34.75          10:53:26               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1345                            34.75          10:53:33               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4638                            34.75          10:53:33               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4670                            35.25          12:02:01               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    59                              35.25          12:02:01               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    504                             35.25          12:02:01               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    563                             35.25          12:02:01               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2106                              35           12:02:32               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1948                            34.75          13:48:15               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4236                            34.75          13:54:12               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1986                            34.75          13:54:12               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1885                            34.75          13:54:18               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    540                             34.75          14:05:24               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1308                            34.75          14:05:30               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3924                            34.75          16:13:02               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2381                            34.75          16:15:16               London Stock Exchange

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