Acquisition

Carphone Warehouse Group PLC
28 August 2002







Immediate Release 28 August 2002



                    The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC ('CPW')

                                  Acquisition


CPW announces that it has today acquired the entire issued share capital of BCS
Wholesale Limited for a total consideration of £552,133 satisfied by the issue
of 657,301 CPW ordinary shares of 0.1p each ('Consideration Shares'). The
Consideration Shares cannot be sold until after 30 September 2004 except with
CPW's prior written consent.


Further information from:

Roger Taylor                    020 8753 8200

Tristia Clarke                  0845 604 1207



www.carphonewarehouse.com




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