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)