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               17 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        1,446,065    2.13%         77,111     0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives        67,603    0.10%         75,334     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               1,513,668    2.23%        152,445     0.22%


(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      1,271                10.4600
Purchase      16,410               10.7436
Purchase      7,246                10.4335
Purchase      1,204                10.6749
Purchase      17,843               10.7232
Purchase      1,818                10.4229
Purchase      446                  10.2117
Purchase      7,246                10.4335
Purchase      446                  10.2117
Purchase      4,657                10.7171
Purchase      2,371                10.5359
Purchase      668                  10.3554
Purchase      1,204                10.6749
Purchase      47                   10.8121
Purchase      162                  10.7300
Purchase      11,801               10.8962
Purchase      2,342                10.3562
Sale          11,801               10.8962
Sale          4,657                10.7171
Sale          162                  10.7280
Sale          1,204                10.6736
Sale          1,271                10.4590
Sale          16,410               10.7436
Sale          668                  10.3534
Sale          7,246                10.4335
Sale          47                   10.8100
Sale          7,426                10.6612
Sale          2,371                10.5339
Sale          17,843               10.7232
Sale          1,204                10.6749
Sale          1,818                10.4218
Sale          4,657                10.7171
Sale          446                  10.2117
Sale          1,204                10.6749
Sale          2,342                10.3562
Sale          17,843               10.7232


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         446           10.2117
CFD            Short         668           10.3553
CFD            Short         2342          10.3561
CFD            Short         1818          10.4228
CFD            Short         2371          10.5359
CFD            Short         383           10.6612
CFD            Short         1271          10.7
CFD            Short         47            10.8121
CFD            Long          1271          10.4589
CFD            Long          1204          10.6735
CFD            Long          4657          10.717
CFD            Long          162           10.7279
CFD            Long          16410         10.7435


(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                         18 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)