RNS Number:2135R
Carpetright PLC
22 October 2003



PURCHASE OF SHARES

The Company announces that today it purchased for cancellation 655,000 of its
ordinary shares at an average price of 826.9p per share. Accordingly, the issued
share capital will be reduced to 71,057,822.


M Burnett
Assistant Company Secretary

22 October 2003


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