PENDRAGON PLC - Holding(s) in Company

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For filings with the FCA include the annexFor filings with issuer exclude the annexTR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                         Pendragon Plcof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:ii                                                                GB00B1JQBT102 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):An acquisition or disposal of voting rightsAn acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attachedAn acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instrumentsAn event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                       XOther (please specify):3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                               Norges Banknotification obligation:iii4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                         N/A (if different from 3.):iv5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or                                      07 July 2014reached: v6. Date on which issuer notified:                                      10 July 20147. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                 Below 5%reached: vi, vii8. Notified details:A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ixClass/type   Situation previous             Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof           to the triggeringshares       transaction             Number            Number       Number     Number of voting      % of  voting rights xif possible  of                of           of shares  rightsusing        Shares            Votingthe ISIN                       Rights       Direct     Direct xi    Indirect Direct    IndirectCODE                                                                xiiGB00B1JQBT10 72,426,203        72,426,203   72,426,203 72,426,203            4.97%B: Qualifying Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of        Expiration       Exercise/               Number of voting              % of votingfinancial      date xiii        Conversion Period xiv   rights that may be            rightsinstrument                                              acquired if the                                                        instrument is                                                        exercised/ converted.N/A            N/A              N/A                     N/A                           N/AC: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments xv, xviResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of       Exercise price   Expiration  Exercise/   Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial                      date xvii   Conversion  instrument refers to    xix, xxinstrument                                 period                                           xviii                                                                               Nominal   DeltaN/A           N/A              N/A         N/A         N/A                                                                               N/A       N/ATotal (A+B+C)Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights72,426,203                                         4.97%9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxiN/AProxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder:                                      Norges Bank11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                N/Ato hold:12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                  N/Avoting rights:13. Additional information:                                  None14. Contact name:                                            Richard Maloney15. Contact telephone number:                                01623 725 119