Rule 8.1-Dobbies Garden Cntr
August 13 2007 - 2:25PM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:0273C
Tesco PLC
13 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 Limited
Company dealt in Dobbies Garden Centres plc
Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary
dealings 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 relevant
security 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, 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 39,116 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 name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option
e.g. call selling, securities price American, date money
option 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 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 13 August 2007
Contact name Jonathan Lloyd
Telephone number 01992 632 222
Name of offeree/offeror with which Tesco Holdings Limited
associated
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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