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 18 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 1,442,732 2.12% 73,384 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 64,373 0.09% 68,274 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 1,507,105 2.22% 141,658 0.21%
(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 497 10.7013
Purchase 497 10.7013
Purchase 4,515 10.6091
Purchase 3,230 10.5805
Purchase 2,500 11.0301
Purchase 1,227 10.6837
Purchase 58 10.6821
Purchase 1,326 10.6751
Purchase 1,103 10.6574
Purchase 1,373 10.7296
Sale 1,227 10.6837
Sale 1,373 10.7296
Sale 4,813 10.7847
Sale 2,699 10.7028
Sale 1,326 10.6731
Sale 1,434 10.7581
Sale 502 10.7482
Sale 2,500 11.0301
Sale 58 10.6800
Sale 497 10.7013
Sale 3,230 10.5795
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 3230 10.5805
CFD Short 1103 10.6573
CFD Short 58 10.682
CFD Short 1227 10.6836
CFD Long 1326 10.673
CFD Long 1373 10.7295
CFD Long 502 10.7482
CFD Long 1434 10.7581
CFD Long 4813 10.7833
(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 19 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)