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               28 November 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        1,341,486     1.97%        139,594     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives     1,327,550     1.95%       1,107,923    1.63%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,669,036      3.93%       1,247,517    1.84%

(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      3,555                10.7849
Purchase      2,341                10.7756
Purchase      2,442                10.6976
Purchase      351                  10.7218
Purchase      770                  10.7659
Purchase      2,341                10.7756
Purchase      5,988                10.7587
Purchase      351                  10.7218
Purchase      570                  10.6982
Purchase      1,693                10.7549
Sale          570                  10.6982
Sale          2,341                10.7756
Sale          570                  10.6982
Sale          2,182                10.6988
Sale          115                  10.7187
Sale          351                  10.7218
Sale          2,044                10.7080
Sale          8,696                10.7891

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         2442         10.6976
CFD            Short         351          10.7217
CFD            Short         1693         10.7548
CFD            Short         5988         10.7587
CFD            Short         2341         10.7756
CFD            Short         3555         10.7849
CFD            Long          570          10.6981
CFD            Long          2182         10.6987
CFD            Long          2044         10.7079
CFD            Long          115          10.7186

(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                         29 November 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)