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:                            25 July 2016                  
                                                                               
    Number of ordinary shares purchased          68,021                        
    (aggregated volume):                                                       
                                                                               
    Highest price paid per share (pence):        33.78p                        
                                                                               
    Lowest price paid per share (pence):         33.54p                        
                                                                               
    Volume weighted average price paid per share 33.6711p                      
    (pence):                                                                   

    Following the purchase of these shares, the Company has 1,453,215,881 ordinary
    shares in issue. All of the shares have equal voting rights and there are no
    shares held in treasury.  This figure 1,453,215,881 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.

    HILARY C SYKES

    COMPANY SECRETARY

    25 JULY 2016

                    Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions                

    Number of shares          Transaction price    Time of transaction    Trading venue        
    purchased                 (pence per share)                                                
                                                                                               
    2341                            33.62          08:49:12               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    767                             33.73          08:54:24               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1639                            33.73          08:54:24               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    218                             33.73          08:56:47               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1819                            33.73          08:56:47               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    345                             33.73          08:56:47               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2424                            33.73          10:06:29               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2504                            33.69          10:09:31               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    963                             33.78          10:13:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1462                            33.78          10:13:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2432                            33.75          10:37:05               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1186                            33.74          11:01:37               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3496                            33.74          11:01:37               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1665                            33.74          11:06:09               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    829                             33.74          11:06:09               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2642                            33.74          11:12:28               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    78                              33.74          11:15:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1875                            33.74          11:57:17               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    813                             33.74          11:59:40               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1686                            33.74          12:13:01               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    584                             33.74          12:14:00               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1637                            33.72          12:52:24               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1013                            33.72          12:54:20               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2435                            33.61          14:44:33               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    26                              33.61          14:54:44               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    400                             33.55          15:13:04               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1905                            33.55          15:13:04               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    5454                            33.54          15:18:31               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3616                            33.62          15:39:47               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2528                            33.62          15:39:50               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1232                            33.62          15:39:50               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    5274                            33.57          15:39:54               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    619                             33.58          15:42:07               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    707                             33.58          15:42:07               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1284                            33.58          15:42:07               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    363                             33.74          15:52:26               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1605                            33.74          15:52:26               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    449                             33.74          15:52:26               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    188                             33.67          16:02:44               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    936                             33.67          16:02:44               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    589                             33.67          16:05:45               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    754                             33.67          16:08:44               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    799                             33.67          16:08:44               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1652                            33.74          16:16:00               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    788                             33.74          16:16:00               London Stock Exchange

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