Transaction in Own Shares

Topps Tiles PLC
23 July 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 10,000
options over Ordinary Shares under the Topps Tiles Plc approved and unapproved
Executive Share Option Schemes, the Company made on market purchases of 12,350
Ordinary Shares at 168 pence per Ordinary Share on 23 July 2004 (to be held as
treasury shares).

The Company now holds 1,456,080 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
227,015,005 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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