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:                            31 May 2016                   
                                                                               
    Number of ordinary shares purchased:         31,396                        
                                                                               
    Highest price paid per share (pence):        41.48p                        
                                                                               
    Lowest price paid per share (pence):               41.20p                  
                                                                               
    Volume weighted average price paid per share 41.315p                       
    (pence):                                                                   

    Following the purchase of these shares, the Company has 1,459,939,814 ordinary
    shares in issue. All of the shares have equal voting rights and there are no
    shares held in treasury.  This figure 1,459,939,814 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.

    HILARY C SYKES

    COMPANY SECRETARY

    31 MAY 2016

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