DGC Dobbies Garden

RNS Number:6471S
Dobbies Garden Centres PLC
8 March 2002

DOBBIES GARDEN CENTRES PLC ("the Company")



Application has been made to AIM for the admission of 240,000 ordinary shares of
10p each. The new shares are expected to be admitted to trading on AIM from 11
March 2002.

The application relates to the exercise of options of 120,000 shares by TJK
Barnes (Director) and 120,000 shares by JH Trotter (Director) on Wednesday 6
March at an exercise price of £1.20 under the Executive Share Option Scheme.

As a result, the undernoted Directors' holdings in the ordinary shares of 10p in
the Company are as follows:

T J K Barnes (Director)

Current beneficial holding                    635,000 shares

Options exercised at £1.20 (exercise price)          120,000

New beneficial holding                    755,000 shares (7.9%)

J H Trotter (Director)

Current beneficial holding                    191,200 shares

Options exercised at £1.20 (exercise price)          120,000

New beneficial holding                    311,200 shares (3.3%)

In order to fund the purchase price of the shares under option and the tax due
thereon, the Directors intend to sell a proportion of these shares and retain
the balance. The shares being sold will be placed with institutional investors
at mid market price.





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