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RNS Number : 5684Q

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

18 October 2023

AMMENT(2(a), 2(b))

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Name of exempt principal trader:                                           Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc 
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this      Pendragon plc 
 form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is       AutoNation Inc. 
 connected: 
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 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                   16 October 2023 
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 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader   N/A 
 making disclosures 
 in respect of any other party to this offer? 
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
                                                                               --------------------------------------- 
 
   2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

   (a)        Purchases and sales 
 
   Class of relevant      Purchases/ sales       Total number of       Highest price per unit   Lowest price per unit 
        security                                   securities              paid/received            paid/received 
 5p ordinary              SALES              116,231                   0.3390 GBP               0.3350 GBP 
                         -----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 5p ordinary              PURCHASES          217,797                   0.3405 GBP               0.3332 GBP 
                         -----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description      Nature of dealing         Number of reference      Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD         e.g. opening/closing a           securities 
                                                    long/short position, 
                                                   increasing/reducing a 
                                                    long/short position 
 5p ordinary                CFD                   increasing a long          30,586                     0.3370 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 5p ordinary                CFD                   increasing a short         36,578                     0.3332 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 5p ordinary                CFD                   increasing a short         14,588                     0.3381 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 5p ordinary                CFD                   increasing a short         32,605                     0.3385 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 5p ordinary                CFD                   increasing a short         13,851                     0.3385 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 5p ordinary                CFD                   increasing a short         1,909                      0.3395 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 5p ordinary                CFD                   increasing a short         752                        0.3399 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 5p ordinary                CFD                   increasing a short         24,781                     0.3399 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 5p ordinary                CFD                   reducing a long position   21,680                     0.3400 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 5p ordinary                CFD                   reducing a short           14,588                     0.3370 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of       Product        Writing,      Number of       Exercise          Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant     description    purchasing,     securities      price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security      e.g. call       selling,       to which         unit         American,                   received per 
                   option      varying etc.      option                        European                       unit 
                                                relates                          etc. 
 N/A            N/A            N/A            N/A            N/A             N/A            N/A           N/A 
               -------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 
 N/A                      N/A                   N/A                      N/A                    N/A 
                         --------------------  -----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------- 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security         Nature of dealing          Details   Price per unit (if applicable) 
                               e.g. subscription, conversion 
 N/A                          N/A                              N/A       N/A 
                             -------------------------------  --------  ------------------------------- 
 
   3.         OTHER INFORMATION 
   (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal 
  or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain 
  from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party 
  to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: 
  Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such 
  agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
 NONE 
 
   (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt 
  principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: 
  (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
  (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which 
  any derivative is referenced: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
 NONE 
 
 
 Date of disclosure:    18 October 2023 
 Contact name:          Craig Horsley 
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 Telephone number:      +44 141 245-7736 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk .

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