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 14 December 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 1,469,503 2.16% 70,232 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 68,150 0.10% 90,239 0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 1,537,653 2.26% 160,471 0.24%
(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 9,021 10.9155
Purchase 667 10.9210
Purchase 1,880 10.9539
Purchase 2,010 11.0064
Purchase 7,177 11.0737
Purchase 20,721 10.9791
Purchase 2,180 11.0100
Purchase 467 10.9018
Purchase 2,701 10.9075
Purchase 20,721 10.9791
Purchase 1,676 10.8993
Purchase 12,877 10.9294
Purchase 667 10.9210
Purchase 14,130 10.9941
Purchase 2,094 10.8749
Purchase 467 10.9018
Sale 12,877 10.9294
Sale 1,676 10.8972
Sale 667 10.9210
Sale 14,130 10.9931
Sale 2,180 11.0079
Sale 12,877 10.9294
Sale 9,021 10.9155
Sale 667 10.9196
Sale 467 10.9018
Sale 1,880 10.9528
Sale 2,701 10.9054
Sale 2,010 11.0043
Sale 20,721 10.9791
Sale 2,094 10.8749
Sale 667 10.9210
Sale 2,094 10.8749
Sale 7,177 11.0737
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 627 10.8973
CFD Short 467 10.9017
CFD Short 2701 10.9075
CFD Short 1880 10.9539
CFD Short 14130 10.994
CFD Short 2010 11.0064
CFD Long 2094 10.8748
CFD Long 1676 10.8972
CFD Long 9021 10.9155
CFD Long 667 10.9196
CFD Long 2180 11.0079
(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 17 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)