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CARPETRIGHT (CPR.L)At 4:36PM : 925.00 p  Up 33.50 (3.76%)  
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Address:Amberley House, New Road
Rainham, Essex RM13 8QN United Kingdom
Web Site:http://www.carpetright.plc.uk/
Index:FTSE250
Market Place(s) :London | Frankfurt
Number Of Shares :67,217,000
Sector:Distribution
Industry:Mass market distribution
Sub-Industry:Distribution: Furniture and Accessories
Carpetright, the comfort of carpetCovering floors is this firm's business. With more than 300 stores all over Great Britain, Carpetright is the national number one for carpets.Depending on your taste and budget, you are bound to find what you want from their wide range of collections. It sells Crossley Staineway, Carpet by Harris, Heritage, Mastzerweave, Imperial, Crown, Regal, and Royal, and so the list goes on?But, Carpetright is exceptionally creative and does not stop there: Not content with its domination of the carpet sector, it has successfully moved into the manufacture of linoleum and laminated wooden flooring.It also provides custom fitting services if you are not much of a handyman?It is also worth noting the agreement signed in 2001 with ?Interiors for Europe? which owns 92 stores in the Netherlands, Luxemburg and Belgium.

IDENTITY CARD 
ISIN:GB0001772945
Reuters Code:CPR.L
Local Code :CPR
Auditor:PricewaterhouseCoopers
Number of employees:3,323 ( 30/04/2007 )
3,112 ( 30/04/2006 )

EXECUTIVE TEAM 
Chairman & CEO:Lord Harris of Peckham
Chief Financial Officer:Neil Page
Data as of 03/04/2008.

CALENDAR 
Annual report:26/06/2009
Shareholder ’s meeting:05/09/2009
Profits 1st half-year:11/12/2009

INVESTORS CONTACT 
Telephone:+44 (0) 1708 525 522
Fax:+44 (0) 1708 559 361
Email:
SHAREHOLDERS 
The Olayan Group:14.9%
Harris Associates Inc:8.5%
Man Financial:6.7%
C J Downs D J Stockwell and Sykes:4.5%
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe:4.5%
A H Palmer and E A O'Keeffe:1.3%
 
KEY FIGURES 
Year 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Net Operating revenues* 475.9451.4462.49452.72436.76
Net Profit* 46.344.152.0449.138.07
* in million(s) of Pound

EARNINGS PER SHARE 
Year 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Earnings per share* 68.26575.368.850.7
* in pence

SALES PER ACTIVITY 
Carpet; linoleum and wooden flooring:100%
Sector Data as of 30/04/2007

SALES PER GEOGRAPHIC AREA 
Core Market
United Kingdom88.5
Geographic areas
Europe:100%
Areas data as of 30/04/2007
Profile as of 03/04/2008. Data provided by EuroStockCity

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