Rule 8.1- Dobbies Garden Plc

RNS Number:4382C
West Coast Capital (Lios)
20 August 2007


                                                                        FORM 8.1

          DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES

                  FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

                      (Rules 8.1(a) of the Takeover Code)









1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing (Note 1)                West Coast Capital (Lios) Ltd
Company dealt in                               Dobbies Garden Centres Plc
Class of relevant security to which the        Ordinary Shares
dealings being 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                        2,989,355
                                                 (29.31%)

(2) Derivatives (other than options)


(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


Total                                          2,989,355
                                                 (29.31%)




(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                         60,000                                      1,417p



(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


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






(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                                             20 August 2007

Contact name                                                   Adam Greenblatt

Telephone                                                      020 7280 5000

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated                  Dobbies Garden Centres Plc
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)      Definition 1

                                                               (ownership of greater than 20%)





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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