Rule 8.3- Dobbies Garden
Rathbone Brothers PLC
15 June 2007
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC (ENTITY REPORTING)
RATHBONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
(ENTITY DEALING)
Company dealt in DOBBIES GARDEN CENTERS PLC
Class of relevant security to which 10P ORDINARY
the dealings being disclosed relate
(Note 2)
Date of dealing 14TH JUNE 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 123,680 (1.23)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 123,680 (1.23)
(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 N/A
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
N/A
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
SALE 750 1775P
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/short Number of Price per
name, e.g. (Note 6) securities unit (Note 5)
CFD (Note 7)
N/A
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option
name,e.g. selling, securities price e.g. date money
call purchasing, to which American, paid/
option varying the option European received
etc. relates etc. per unit
(Note 7) (Note 5)
N/A
(ii) Exercising
Product name, Number of Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option securities (Note 5)
N/A
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
N/A
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
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 15TH JUNE 2007
Contact name DEREK LOBO
Telephone number 020 7399 0000
If a connected EFM, name of offeree N/A
/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of N/A
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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