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               19 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        1,455,149    2.14%         68,078     0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives        59,067    0.09%         74,437     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               1,514,216    2.23%        142,515     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      15,898               10.4076
Purchase      1,925                10.4487
Purchase      2,808                10.4002
Purchase      15,898               10.4076
Purchase      948                  10.3600
Purchase      2,180                10.4600
Purchase      1,925                10.4487
Purchase      672                  10.7000
Purchase      9,544                10.3086
Purchase      5,306                10.4051
Purchase      3,502                10.5886
Purchase      645                  10.3720
Purchase      6,354                10.5563
Purchase      7,139                10.4173
Sale          645                  10.3700
Sale          1,925                10.4487
Sale          6,354                10.5563
Sale          9,544                10.3086
Sale          2,180                10.4580
Sale          7,139                10.4173
Sale          3,502                10.5866
Sale          15,898               10.4076
Sale          6,354                10.5563
Sale          5,306                10.4041
Sale          2,808                10.3982
Sale          672                  10.7000


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         645           10.372
CFD            Short         2808          10.4001
CFD            Short         5306          10.405
CFD            Short         7139          10.4173
CFD            Short         1925          10.4487
CFD            Long          2180          10.458
CFD            Long          3502          10.5866
CFD            Long          672           10.7

(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                         20 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)