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               10 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        1,469,827     2.16%       181,204      0.27
securities
(2) Derivatives       573,850     0.84%       417,283      0.61%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0     0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               2,043,677     3.01%       598,487      0.88


(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      1,848                12.9013
Purchase      8,825                12.8388
Purchase      7,739                12.9863
Purchase      11,656               12.2024
Purchase      6,689                12.4670
Purchase      5,133                12.2024
Purchase      1,053                12.7564
Purchase      2,369                12.1924
Purchase      2,356                12.8659
Purchase      1,964                11.9000
Purchase      7,797                12.8017
Purchase      2,032                12.5039
Sale          2,354                12.9906
Sale          9,248                12.6003
Sale          8,154                13.1185
Sale          5,331                12.4856
Sale          11,100               12.9139
Sale          5,708                12.8400
Sale          895                  12.5857
Sale          5,274                12.5031

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         1964          11.9
CFD            Short         4777          12.1801
CFD            Short         2369          12.1924
CFD            Short         16789         12.2024
CFD            Short         10051         12.2994
CFD            Short         3490          12.4328
CFD            Short         6689          12.467
CFD            Short         2032          12.5039
CFD            Short         1053          12.7563
CFD            Short         7797          12.8016
CFD            Short         8825          12.8387
CFD            Short         2356          12.8659
CFD            Short         1848          12.9012
CFD            Short         7739          12.9862
CFD            Long          5331          12.4855
CFD            Long          5274          12.5031
CFD            Long          3106          12.5829
CFD            Long          895           12.5856
CFD            Long          9248          12.6002
CFD            Long          5708          12.84
CFD            Long          11100         12.9139
CFD            Long          2354          12.9906
CFD            Long          8154          13.1185

(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                         13 August 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)