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 13 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 1,443,359 2.12% 203,967 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 564,542 0.83% 382,977 0.56%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 2,007,901 2.95% 586,944 0.86%
(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 3,298 11.6823
Purchase 4,777 12.1801
Purchase 1,097 11.6223
Purchase 1,005 11.6298
Purchase 16,791 11.6318
Purchase 3,490 12.4329
Purchase 4,098 11.4118
Purchase 3,081 11.4151
Sale 1,206 13.1200
Sale 29,047 11.6243
Sale 7,074 11.4840
Sale 402 11.7888
Sale 2,557 11.5998
Sale 1,004 11.4424
Sale 1,667 13.1200
Sale 3,106 12.5829
Sale 4,867 13.1200
Sale 1,778 11.6231
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 4098 11.4117
CFD Short 3081 11.415
CFD Short 12379 11.5005
CFD Short 1097 11.6223
CFD Short 1005 11.6297
CFD Short 1724 11.6301
CFD Short 16791 11.6317
CFD Short 3298 11.6823
CFD Long 1004 11.4424
CFD Long 7074 11.484
CFD Long 2557 11.5997
CFD Long 1778 11.6231
CFD Long 29047 11.6243
CFD Long 402 11.7888
(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 14 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)