RNS Number:3610R
Carpetright PLC
27 October 2003


PURCHASE OF SHARES

The Company announces that today it purchased for cancellation 350,000 of its
ordinary shares at 820p per share. Accordingly, the issued share capital will be
reduced to 70,557,822.

M Burnett
Assistant Company Secretary
27 October 2003


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