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:                            13 January 2017               
                                                                               
    Number of ordinary shares purchased          49,944                        
    (aggregated volume):                                                       
                                                                               
    Highest price paid per share (pence):        33.50p                        
                                                                               
    Lowest price paid per share (pence):         33.25p                        
                                                                               
    Volume weighted average price paid per share 33.3856p                      
    (pence):                                                                   

    Following the purchase of these shares, the Company has 1,435,725,493 ordinary
    shares in issue. All of the shares have equal voting rights and there are no
    shares held in treasury.  This figure 1,435,725,493 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

    13 JANUARY 2017

                    Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions                

    Number of shares          Transaction price    Time of transaction    Trading venue        
    purchased                 (pence per share)                                                
                                                                                               
    3098                             33.5          12:38:50               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3126                             33.5          13:03:32               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3511                             33.5          13:24:07               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3614                             33.5          13:35:38               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3214                             33.5          13:35:38               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3511                             33.5          13:35:38               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1730                             33.5          13:35:42               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    552                              33.5          13:37:10               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1313                             33.5          13:37:10               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1714                             33.5          13:38:30               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    695                              33.5          13:39:51               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3260                            33.25          14:07:29               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3499                            33.25          14:07:55               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2773                            33.25          14:18:13               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    240                             33.25          14:18:13               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    466                             33.25          14:48:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    848                             33.25          14:48:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    890                             33.25          14:48:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    687                             33.25          14:48:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1860                            33.25          14:57:23               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    261                             33.25          14:57:23               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    41                              33.25          14:58:29               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3336                            33.25          15:13:18               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3087                            33.25          15:13:18               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1615                            33.25          15:13:18               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1003                             33.5          15:37:12               London Stock Exchange

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