Transaction in Own Shares

Topps Tiles PLC
23 April 2004


                        Topps Tiles Plc (the 'Company')

                           Acquisition of own shares

The Company announces that, pursuant to its general authority granted by
shareholders of the Company on 6 January 2004 to make market purchases of its
own shares, and pursuant to certain employees of the Company exercising 5,100
options over Ordinary Shares under the Topps Tiles Plc approved and unapproved
Executive Share Option Schemes, the Company made on market purchases of 5,100
Ordinary Shares at 731.5 pence per Ordinary Share on 23 April 2004 (to be held
as treasury shares).

The Company now holds 575,419 Ordinary Shares in treasury and the total number
of Ordinary Shares in issue less the total number of Ordinary Shares held in
treasury following the purchase and non-cancellation of such Ordinary Shares is
45,381,221 Ordinary Shares. This notification is pursuant to the amendment of
the Companies Act 1985 to allow companies to buy-back and hold certain types of
their own shares 'in treasury'.

Enquiries:

Barry Bester - Chairman                01625 446700
Andrew Liggett - Finance Director      01625 446700



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