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Tesco PLC13 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Dobbies Garden Centres plcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings 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 relevantsecurity 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, otherthan 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 unite.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 Optione.g. call selling, securities price American, date moneyoption 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 derivativesFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to whichany derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. 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 Limitedassociated 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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