Purchase of Own Securities

Pendragon PLC
20 March 2002

                         PENDRAGON PLC ('Pendragon')

In line with the statement made in the Annual Report 2000 and affirmed in the 
Preliminary Announcements of its results for the period to 31 December 2001, 
regarding the utilisation of net profits from property disposals to repurchase 
the company's shares, Pendragon PLC has today, 20 March 2002, purchased two 
hundred thousand of its ordinary shares at a price of 315 pence per share.

These shares will be cancelled.



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