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)