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 February 2017              
                                                                               
    Number of ordinary shares purchased          54,312                        
    (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 34.9395p                      
    (pence):                                                                   

    Following the purchase of these shares, the Company has 1,433,402,941 ordinary
    shares in issue. All of the shares have equal voting rights and there are no
    shares held in treasury.  This figure 1,433,402,941 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 FEBRUARY 2017

                    Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions                

    Number of shares          Transaction price    Time of transaction    Trading venue        
    purchased                 (pence per share)                                                
                                                                                               
    48                              34.75          16:25:04               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3913                            34.75          16:20:22               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4669                            34.75          16:07:57               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1361                            34.75          16:07:20               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1345                            34.75          16:07:20               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3236                            34.75          16:07:20               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2694                              35           16:29:53               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3368                              35           14:56:15               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    700                               35           14:46:49               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    9                                 35           14:46:48               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    777                               35           14:46:48               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2954                              35           14:38:11               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1393                              35           12:02:12               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    942                               35           12:02:12               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    792                               35           12:02:02               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    99                                35           12:02:02               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    2346                              35           12:02:02               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1835                              35           11:24:03               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    787                               35           11:24:02               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    680                               35           11:24:02               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1651                              35           10:41:40               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    3152                              35           10:41:31               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    475                               35           10:41:31               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4052                              35           10:39:20               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1605                              35           10:39:13               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    791                               35           09:22:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    634                               35           09:22:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1438                              35           09:22:56               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1357                              35           09:11:10               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1597                              35           09:05:09               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    526                               35           08:57:49               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1668                              35           08:53:08               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    266                             35.25          09:35:48               London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    1152                            35.25          09:35:48               London Stock Exchange

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