RNS Number:2645R
Carpetright PLC
23 October 2003


PURCHASE OF SHARES

The Company announces that today it purchased for cancellation 150,000 of its
ordinary shares at 810p per share. Accordingly, the issued share capital will be
reduced to 70,907,822.

M Burnett
Assistant Company Secretary
23 October 2003


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