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:                            24 January 2017               
                                                                               
    Number of ordinary shares purchased          126,424                       
    (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 35.0568p                      
    (pence):                                                                   

    Following the purchase of these shares, the Company has 1,435,246,810 ordinary
    shares in issue. All of the shares have equal voting rights and there are no
    shares held in treasury.  This figure 1,435,246,810 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

    24 JANUARY 2017

                    Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions                

    Number of shares          Transaction price    Time of transaction    Trading venue        
    purchased                 (pence per share)                                                
                                                                                               
    3756                              35           09:02:48               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    6992                              35           09:33:15               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1841                              35           09:33:15               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1655                              35           09:33:15               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3614                              35           09:42:08               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3139                              35           09:42:08               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3544                              35           09:50:23               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3572                            35.25          09:58:33               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3135                              35           10:11:57               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3126                              35           10:15:54               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3126                              35           10:25:10               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    454                               35           10:36:03               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2724                              35           10:36:06               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1223                              35           10:45:37               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3817                              35           10:49:15               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3297                            35.25          11:00:17               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3277                            35.25          11:09:16               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3085                            35.25          11:19:38               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1793                            35.25          12:02:38               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1361                            35.25          12:02:38               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3405                              35           12:02:51               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1228                              35           12:02:55               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2177                              35           12:03:20               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3296                              35           12:06:12               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3157                              35           12:17:33               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3597                              35           12:27:47               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3433                              35           12:43:41               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3171                              35           12:50:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3569                            35.25          13:00:44               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3174                            35.25          13:10:47               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3194                            35.25          13:22:50               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    900                               35           13:45:54               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2294                              35           13:48:41               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3719                              35           13:51:18               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3432                            35.25          14:31:15               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3319                              35           15:03:06               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1935                              35           15:03:39               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1282                              35           15:03:57               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3123                            35.25          15:32:57               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3211                              35           15:39:38               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3725                              35           16:03:06               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3393                              35           16:26:40               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2930                            34.75          16:27:00               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    269                             34.75          16:28:35               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    960                             34.75          16:28:59               London Stock Exchange

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