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:                            8 December 2016               
                                                                               
    Number of ordinary shares purchased          100,855                       
    (aggregated volume):                                                       
                                                                               
    Highest price paid per share (pence):        31.25p                        
                                                                               
    Lowest price paid per share (pence):         31.00p                        
                                                                               
    Volume weighted average price paid per share 31.1314p                      
    (pence):                                                                   

    Following the purchase of these shares, the Company has 1,438,072,024 ordinary
    shares in issue. All of the shares have equal voting rights and there are no
    shares held in treasury.  This figure 1,438,072,024 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

    8 DECEMBER 2016

                    Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions                

    Number of shares          Transaction price    Time of transaction    Trading venue        
    purchased                 (pence per share)                                                
                                                                                               
    9960                            31.25          09:46:03               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1683                              31           09:51:04               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1592                              31           09:51:04               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3184                              31           09:52:50               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2793                              31           09:55:23               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1718                            31.25          09:58:11               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1825                            31.25          10:01:47               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1885                            31.25          10:05:27               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    420                             31.25          10:09:06               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1094                            31.25          10:09:06               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1833                            31.25          10:13:45               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1513                            31.25          10:17:48               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1685                              31           10:21:42               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1797                              31           10:25:55               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1633                              31           10:30:30               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1610                              31           10:33:46               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1813                            31.25          10:38:34               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1687                            31.25          10:42:39               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1774                            31.25          10:47:07               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1461                            31.25          10:51:19               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1671                            31.25          10:55:18               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1590                            31.25          11:00:27               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1587                            31.25          11:03:50               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1764                            31.25          11:08:37               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1633                            31.25          11:13:41               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1519                            31.25          12:02:26               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1435                            31.25          13:53:34               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    223                             31.25          14:26:24               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1337                            31.25          14:26:24               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1817                            31.25          15:05:09               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1687                              31           15:05:42               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1557                              31           15:05:42               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1655                              31           15:05:42               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3442                              31           15:05:44               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    15489                             31           15:05:44               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    886                             31.25          15:43:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4664                            31.25          15:43:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3658                              31           15:48:10               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4392                              31           15:48:10               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1739                            31.25          16:12:20               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4150                            31.25          16:29:52               London Stock Exchange

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