Rule 8.1- Lookers plc

Lookers PLC
27 March 2006

                                                                        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 City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing (Note 1)                DAVID JOHN BLAKEMAN
Company dealt in                               LOOKERS PLC
Class of relevant security to which the        ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE EACH
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing                                24 MARCH 2006



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                        135,163   0.3772

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                          135,163   0.3772




(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


ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE EACH               Grant of Option pursuant to Lookers Matching Shares Plan to subscribe
                                               for 23,342 shares at nominal value from 24 March 2009 to 24 March
                                               2016, subject to rules of plan and performance criteria





3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)        Purchases and sales


Purchase/sale                          Number of securities                  Price per unit (Note 5)

PURCHASE                               11,671                                707.7 pence





(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


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

Grant of Option       Grant             23,342                25 pence/                  24 March   Nil
pursuant to Matching                                          share                      2016
Share Plan





(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                                                24 MARCH 2006
Contact name                                                      DAVID BLAKEMAN
Telephone number                                                  0161 291 0043
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated                     N/A
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)         N/A


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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