Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3066H
Dobbies Garden Centres PLC
08 November 2007


TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

.................Dobbies Garden Centres plc


2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : ( )

.................


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

.................West Coast Capital (Lios) Limited


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

.................Roy Nominees Limited


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

.................7 November 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

.................8 November 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

.................29%


8. Notified details:

.................


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                                       transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)

GB0002729738                               2,989,255                 2,989,255

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if     Number of    Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN     shares       rights (ix)           rights
CODE

                            Direct       Direct (x)   Indirect Direct   Indirect
                                                      (xi)

GB0002729738                 3,024,255    3,024,255             29.16%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   Date       Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument  (xiii)     Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       (xiv)



N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
                                 
3,024,255                                    29.16%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

.................


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

.................West Coast Capital (Lios) Limited


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................N/A


13. Additional information:

.................West Coast Capital is the ultimate parent of West Coast Capital
(Lios) Limited


14. Contact name:

.................Sharon Brown


15. Contact telephone number:

.................0131 663 6778



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