Rule 8.1- Lookers plc

Lookers PLC
27 March 2006

                                                                      FORM 8.1

          DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES

                  FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

      (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing (Note 1)                HENRY KENNETH SURGENOR

Company dealt in                               LOOKERS PLC

Class of relevant security to which the        ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE EACH
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                24 MARCH 2006



2.       INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)        Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
                                                             Long                              Short
                                               Number       (%)                    Number         (%)
                                                                            
(1) Relevant securities                        176,327    0.4921
                                                     
(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                          176,327    0.4921



(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                                  Long                              Short
                                               Number        (%)                   Number        (%)
                                                                                      
(1) Relevant securities

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total


(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                    Details


ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE EACH               Grant of Option pursuant to Lookers Matching Shares Plan to subscribe
                                               for 58,358 shares at nominal value from 24 March 2009 to 24 March
                                               2016, subject to rules of plan and performance criteria


3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Purchase/sale                          Number of securities                  Price per unit (Note 5)

PURCHASE                               29,179                                707.7 pence







(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short (Note 6)       Number of securities (Note 7)        Price per unit (Note 5)

e.g. CFD






(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,         Writing, selling, Number of securities  Exercise   Type, e.g.      Expiry     Option money
                        purchasing,     to which the option              American,
e.g. call option      varying etc.      relates (Note 7)      price      European etc.   date       paid/received per
                                                                                                    unit (Note 5)

Option grant pursuant Grant             58,358                25 pence/                  24 March   Nil
to Matching Share                                             share                      2016
Plan





(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option         Number of securities                  Exercise price per unit (Note 5)




(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction (Note 8)         Details                               Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)





4.         OTHER INFORMATION



Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives




Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                   NO




Date of disclosure                                                24 MARCH 2006

Contact name                                                      DAVID BLAKEMAN

Telephone number                                                  0161 291 0043

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated                     N/A
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)         N/A




Notes



The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk







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