Director/PDMR Shareholding

No. 720

11 May 2012

                 Pendragon PLC ("Pendragon" or the "Company")                  

In accordance with rule 3.1.4R (1)(a) of the Financial Services Authority's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company announces that following a
transaction occurring on 11 May 2012, it was notified on 11 May 2012 of the
following decrease of its directors' beneficial holdings of Pendragon ordinary
shares:-

Name of Director           Hilary Sykes                    
                                                           
Notification relates to a  No                              
person connected with a                                    
director and identify                                      
connected person                                           
                                                           
Notification in respect of Holding in respect of a director
the person referred to                                     
above or in respect of a                                   
non-beneficial interest                                    
                                                           
Description of shares      Ordinary shares of 5 pence each 
(including class)                                          
                                                           
Name of registered         Hilary Sykes                    
shareholder and if more                                    
than one, number of shares                                 
held by each                                               
                                                           
Nature of the transaction  Subscription for ordinary shares
                                                           
Number of shares disposed  168,496                         
of                                                         
                                                           
Percentage of issued class 0.012%                          
disposed                                                   
                                                           
Price per share disposed   14.875p                         
                                                           
Date and place of          11 May 2012 London              
transaction                                                
                                                           
Total holdings following   2,525,685                       
notification                                               
                                                           
Percentage holding         0.178%                          
following notification                                     
                                                           
Date issuer informed of    11 May 2012                     
transaction                                                

Enquiries:

Trevor Finn, Chief Executive Company [phone]

Tim Holden, Finance Director Company [phone]

Gordon Simpson Finsbury [phone]

Philip Walters Finsbury [phone]

11 May 2012

HILARY C. SYKES

11 May 2012

-ENDS-