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               26 September 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        1,567,437     2.31%         249,339    0.37%
securities
(2) Derivatives       249,339     0.37%         168,355    0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0     0.00%               0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               1,816,776     2.67%          417,694   0.61%


(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      6,041                11.0100
Purchase      300                  10.4017
Purchase      117                  10.4266
Purchase      2,988                10.7030
Purchase      747                  10.5215
Purchase      352                  10.3056
Purchase      2,459                10.4432
Purchase      200                  10.4800
Purchase      1,205                10.6320
Purchase      300                  10.4017
Purchase      300                  10.4000
Purchase      859                  11.0100
Purchase      3,806                10.6039
Purchase      5,859                10.3524
Purchase      1,205                10.6320
Sale          859                  11.0100
Sale          1,777                10.3867
Sale          6,041                11.0100
Sale          859                  11.0100
Sale          2,772                10.4861
Sale          3,468                10.3545
Sale          462                  10.3190
Sale          997                  10.3781
Sale          1,205                10.6320
Sale          6,041                11.0100
Sale          404                  10.3200
Sale          300                  10.4017
Sale          2,583                10.4659
Sale          2,643                10.5496

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         352           10.3055
CFD            Short         5859          10.3523
CFD            Short         300           10.4
CFD            Short         300           10.4017
CFD            Short         117           10.4265
CFD            Short         2459          10.4431
CFD            Short         200           10.48
CFD            Short         747           10.5214
CFD            Short         3806          10.6038
CFD            Short         1205          10.632
CFD            Short         2988          10.703
CFD            Long          462           10.3189
CFD            Long          404           10.32
CFD            Long          3468          10.3544
CFD            Long          997           10.3781
CFD            Long          1777          10.3866
CFD            Long          2583          10.4659
CFD            Long          2772          10.486
CFD            Long          2643          10.5495

(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                         27 September 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)