RNS Number:1017N
Carpetright PLC
02 July 2003




PURCHASE OF SHARES

The Company announces that today it purchased for cancellation 250,000 of its
ordinary shares at 642p per share. Accordingly, the issued share capital will be
reduced to 73,083,322.





P A T Dregent
Company Secretary

2 July 2003




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