Director Shareholding

Pendragon PLC
11 March 2003


                            PENDRAGON PLC ('Pendragon')


Following recent transactions, each of the following directors have increased 
his/her holding in Pendragon shares.  The number and percentage holdings of
Pendragon ordinary shares of the relevant directors and their respective
connected persons (all of which are beneficial) are as follows:-

                   Previous holding        % of Pendragon issued        Total current       % of Pendragon

Director                                       share capital              holding         issued share capital

Trevor Finn          926,251                      1.69                  1,576,251                2.87

Martin Casha          81,000                      0.15                    321,000                0.59

Hilary Sykes          20,000                      0.04                     75,000                0.14

Each director's initial acquisition of Pendragon ordinary shares was by virtue
of exercising share options.  Each of the share options was satisfied by the
transfer of existing shares from the Pendragon Employees' Share Trust.  Each
director then immediately sold all the shares so acquired.


Director          Number      Option price     Total     Number     % of Pendragon     Sale price per
                exercised        (pence)       price      sold        issued share      share (pence)
                                               paid £                   capital

Trevor Finn      800,000          98.5        788,000    800,000          1.46            285.5

Martin Casha     250,000          98.5        246,250    250,000          0.46            285.5

Hilary Sykes      75,000          98.5         73,875     75,000          0.14            285.5


In each case the sale was followed by the acquisition by the director's spouse
of Pendragon ordinary shares.

Director          Acquired by        Number acquired      Acquisition          % of Pendragon
                                                         price per share      issued share capital
                                                            (pence)

Trevor Finn      Mrs Kim Finn          650,000               285.5                    1.18

Martin Casha     Mrs Jayne Casha       240,000               285.5                    0.44

Hilary Sykes     Mr David Disney        55,000               285.5                    0.10

The exercise of options and sale of shares took place on 10 March 2003 the
first businesses day of the exercise period; and the spouses' acquisition of
shares on 11 March 2003.


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