DGC Dobbies Garden

RNS Number:3396C
Dobbies Garden Centres PLC
17 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)                             John Algernon Henry
                                                            Trotter

Company dealt in                                            Dobbies Garden
                                                            Centres Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being      Ordinary Shares
disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                             17 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                                      45,000 (0.45%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
                                        Total   45,000 (0.45%)


(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)




(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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





(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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




(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call       Number of           Exercise price per unit (Note
option                        securities          5)
Dobbies Executive
Share Option Scheme           45,000                          #4.10


(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                                     17 August 2007

Contact name                                           Sharon Brown

Telephone number                                       0131 561 6218

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated          Dobbies Garden Centres
                                                       Plc
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note  Director
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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