Rule 8.1- Dobbies

Tesco PLC
08 June 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     Ordinary
the dealings being disclosed relate
(Note 2)

Date of dealing                         8 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          1,179,174    11.76

(2) Derivatives (other than
    options)

(3) Options and agreements
    to purchase/sell             1,648,966    16.44
                       
Total                            2,828,140    28.20


(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                  561,548                       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  Writing,      Number of     Exercise  Type, e.g.  Expiry  Option money
name,    selling,      securities    price     American,   date    paid/received
e.g.     purchasing,   to which the            European            per unit
call     varying etc.  option                  etc.                (Note 5)
option                 relates                  
                       (Note 7)                              
                                                                               

(ii) Exercising

Product name,         Number of securities     Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. call option                                                             



(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                                 8 June 2007

Contact name                                       Jonathan Lloyd

Telephone number                                   01992 632 222

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated      Tesco Holdings Limited


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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