ABN AMRO BANK N.V.



                                  FORM 38.5(b)

 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY
  STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule
                          38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader           ABN AMRO BANK N.V. London Branch (Subsidiary of RFS Holding
                                           N.V.)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Company dealt in                          Carpetright Plc
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class of relevant security to which the   ORD GBP 0.01
 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date of dealing                           25th October 2007
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 2)

                                                       Long                          Short
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Number (%)                    Number (%)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Relevant securities                   133 (0.0002%)                 19,079 (0.0281%)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2) Derivatives (other than options)      0 (0%)                        0 (0%)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell                            0 (0%)                        0 (0%)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                     133 (0.0002%)                 19,079 (0.0281%)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 2)

       Class of relevant security:                     Long                          Short
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Number (%)                    Number (%)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Relevant securities                   0 (0%)                        0 (0%)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2) Derivatives (other than options)      0 (0%)                        0 (0%)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell                            0 (0%)                        0 (0%)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                     0 (0%)                        0 (0%)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:               Details
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale                      Number of securities              Price per unit (Note 4)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Purchase                           2,216                             11.9500 GBP
Purchase                           594                               11.9600 GBP
Purchase                           1,667                             11.9700 GBP
Purchase                           1,166                             11.9800 GBP
Purchase                           803                               11.9900 GBP
Purchase                           832                               12.0000 GBP
TOTAL:                             7,278

Sale                               7,278                             11.9703 GBP
TOTAL:                             7,278
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,       Long/short (Note 5)    Number of securities (Note 6)   Price per unit (Note 4)
e.g. CFD
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling,
purchasing or varying

Product name,      Writing,        Number of          Exercise   Type, e.g.  Expiry      Option money
e.g. call option    selling,        securities to     price       American,  date        paid/received
                    purchasing,     which the option              European                per unit
                    varying etc.    relates (Note 6)              etc.                    (Note 4)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option     Number of securities              Exercise price per unit (Note 4)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)     Details                           Price per unit (if applicable) (Note
                                                                      4)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other
 person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this
 form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to
 which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

Date of disclosure                                          26th October 2007
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contact name                                                Virginie Penney
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Telephone number                                            020 7678 0480
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                Carpetright Plc
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nature of connection (Note 9)                               Associate due to RBS shareholding in
                                                             Carpetright Plc
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


Carpetright (LSE:CPR)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2024 to Jul 2024 Click Here for more Carpetright Charts.
Carpetright (LSE:CPR)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jul 2023 to Jul 2024 Click Here for more Carpetright Charts.