RNS Number:9847B
Brewin Dolphin Securities Ld
13 August 2007

                                                                        FORM 8.3


    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
             (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
 
1.     KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing  (Note 1)    Brewin Dolphin Securities Limited 

Company dealt in                    Dobbies Garden Centres

Class of relevant security          ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings 
being disclosed relate (Note 2)     

Date of dealing                     10/08/07
 

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                        423,728   4.2070%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)                    
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                    
Total                                          423,728   4.2070%
                                               Difference of 6502 shares since
                                               previous disclosure due to client
                                               agreement changes
 
(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)

Sale                       750                    1500.00p
Sale                       310                    1500.00p
Sale                       400                    1475.00p
Sale                       400                    1475.00p
Sale                       340                    1500.00p
Sale                       700                    1500.00p
Sale                     10,000                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,000                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,000                   1500.00p
Sale                      2,400                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,000                   1500.00p
Sale                        687                   1500.00p
Sale                      2,500                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,650                   1500.00p
Sale                      2,500                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,000                   1500.00p
Sale                      4,110                   1500.00p
Sale                      2,000                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,650                   1500.00p
Sale                      2,325                   1500.00p
Sale                        750                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,450                   1500.00p
Sale                      2,200                   1500.00p
Sale                        950                   1500.00p
Sale                      2,144                   1500.00p
Sale                      3,930                   1500.00p
Sale                        333                   1500.00p
Sale                        334                   1500.00p
Sale                        333                   1500.00p
Sale                      2,300                   1500.00p
Sale                        900                   1500.00p
Sale                        650                   1500.00p
Sale                        600                   1500.00p
Sale                        600                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,980                   1500.00p
Sale                        800                   1500.00p
Sale                     10,225                   1500.00p
Sale                      2,337                   1500.00p
Sale                        525                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,000                   1500.00p
Sale                        600                   1500.00p
Sale                        618                   1500.00p
Sale                        540                   1500.00p
Sale                        500                   1500.00p
Sale                      2,600                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,650                   1500.00p
Sale                        800                   1500.00p
Sale                        975                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,550                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,155                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,450                   1500.00p
Sale                        500                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,000                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,000                   1500.00p
Sale                        500                   1500.00p
Sale                        800                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,300                   1500.00p
Sale                        540                   1500.00p
Sale                        480                   1500.00p
Sale                      1,500                   1500.00p
Sale                      4,400                   1500.00p

          
 
(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/
e.g.      purchasing,    to which               European            received                
call      varying etc.   the option             etc.                per unit  
option                   relates                                    (Note 5) 
                         (Note 7) 

                             
 
 
(ii)     Exercising
 
Product name, e.g.     Number of securities      Exercise price per unit 
call option                                      (Note 5)
          
 
(d)     Other dealings (including new securities)(Note 4)
 
Nature of transaction      Details               Price per unit 
(Note 8)                                         (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)                    YES/NO
 
 
Date of disclosure                                     13/08/07

Contact name                                           Lee Jemmerson ASI

Telephone number                                       0191 279 7334

If a connected EFM, name of                            Dobbies Garden Centres
offeree/offeror with which connected     

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)     Connected Advisor    



Notes


The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 



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