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               30 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        1,346,064     1.98%         132,696    0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives     1,335,675     1.97%       1,140,131    1.68%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0     0.00%               0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               2,681,739     3.95%       1,272,827    1.87%


(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      10,450               10.9085
Purchase      847                  10.6700
Purchase      4,177                10.9035
Purchase      738                  10.8976
Purchase      3,197                10.8863
Purchase      3,282                10.6720
Purchase      4,177                10.9035
Sale          4,709                10.6700
Sale          321                  10.8942
Sale          4,177                10.9035
Sale          287                  10.9286

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Purchase      2,341                10.7756
29/11/2007 Purchase      558                  10.9000
29/11/2007 Purchase      570                  10.6982
29/11/2007 Sale          570                  10.6982
29/11/2007 Sale          570                  10.6982
29/11/2007 Sale          2,341                10.7756
29/11/2007 Purchase      2,341                10.7756

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         3282          10.672
CFD            Short         3197          10.8863
CFD            Short         4177          10.9035
CFD            Short         10450         10.9085
CFD            Long          321           10.8942
CFD            Long          287           10.9286

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Short      2,341                10.7756
29/11/2007 Long       570                  10.6981

(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                         03 December 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)