Rule 8.1-Dobbies Garden Cntr

Tesco PLC
13 August 2007


                                                                        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 Takeover Code)


 1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)             Tesco Holdings Limited
Company dealt in                            Dobbies Garden Centres plc
Class of relevant security to which the     Ordinary
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                             13 August 2007


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                      3,011,816   29.9
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                        3,011,816   29.9

(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
 

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

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

Purchase          39,116                       GBP 15.00

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

(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.

None.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)

No

Date of disclosure                  13 August 2007

Contact name                        Jonathan Lloyd

Telephone number                    01992 632 222

Name of offeree/offeror with which  Tesco Holdings Limited
associated

Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)


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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