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:                            27 March 2017                 
                                                                               
    Number of ordinary shares purchased          17,300                        
    (aggregated volume):                                                       
                                                                               
    Highest price paid per share (pence):        34.7500p                      
                                                                               
    Lowest price paid per share (pence):         34.5000p                      
                                                                               
    Volume weighted average price paid per share 34.5716p                      
    (pence):                                                                   

    Following the purchase of these shares, the Company has 1,431,930,657 ordinary
    shares in issue. All of the shares have equal voting rights and there are no
    shares held in treasury.  This figure 1,431,930,657 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

    27 MARCH 2017

                    Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions                

    Number of shares          Transaction price    Time of transaction    Trading venue        
    purchased                 (pence per share)                                                
                                                                                               
    156                              34.5          27/03/2017 12:33:15    London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    7824                             34.5          27/03/2017 12:33:18    London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4368                             34.5          27/03/2017 13:14:07    London Stock Exchange
                                                                                               
    4952                            34.75          27/03/2017 15:29:15    London Stock Exchange

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