Rule 8.3 - CARPETRIGHT

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        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              CARPETRIGHT
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               23 July 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        1,464,325     2.15%       209,048     0.31%
securities
(2) Derivatives       335,758     0.49%       227,099     0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0     0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               1,800,083     2.65%       436,147     0.64%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  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
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      1,906                11.2321
Purchase      245                  11.1494
Purchase      2,614                11.2100
Purchas       2,915                11.1342
Purchase      1,390                11.2073
Purchase      365                  11.1527
Purchase      650                  11.2100
Purchase      6                    11.0717
Sale          692                  11.1224
Sale          867                  11.1873
Sale          4,192                11.1680
Sale          5,985                11.1811
Sale          1,043                11.1815
Sale          31,865               11.2000
Sale          371                  11.1700
Sale          4,485                11.1198
Sale          400                  11.1759
Sale          1,913                11.1630


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         6             11.0716
CFD            Short         2915          11.1342
CFD            Short         245           11.1494
CFD            Short         365           11.1527
CFD            Short         1390          11.2072
CFD            Short         650           11.21
CFD            Short         1906          11.2321
CFD            Long          692           11.1223
CFD            Long          1913          11.163
CFD            Long          4192          11.1679
CFD            Long          371           11.17
CFD            Long          400           11.1758
CFD            Long          5985          11.1811
CFD            Long          1043          11.1814
CFD            Long          867           11.1873
CFD            Long          31865         11.2


(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 money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (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
None

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 July 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)