RNS Number:4120R
Carpetright PLC
28 October 2003


PURCHASE OF SHARES

The Company announces that today it purchased for cancellation 100,000 of its
ordinary shares at 820p per share. Accordingly, the issued share capital will be
reduced to 70,457,822.

M Burnett
Assistant Company Secretary

28 October 2003



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