Transaction in Own Shares

Topps Tiles PLC
21 June 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 the Company made on market purchases of 238,590 Ordinary Shares at
160.78 pence per Ordinary Share on 18 June 2004 (to be held as treasury shares)
of which 137,120 Ordinary Shares were purchased following the exercise and sale
of share options over Ordinary Shares held by certain employees under the Topps
Tiles Plc approved and unapproved Executive Share Option Schemes.

The Company now holds 4,023,830 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
228,188,045 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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