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Carpetright plc

("Carpetright" or the "Company" or the "Group") 

Company Voluntary Arrangement: Expiry of Statutory Challenge Period

On 26 April and 30 April 2018, Carpetright announced that the unsecured creditors and shareholders of the Company respectively had approved the terms of a company voluntary arrangement proposed by the directors of the Company (the "CVA Proposal"). 

In accordance with its terms, full implementation of the CVA Proposal remains subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the expiry of a statutory 28 day period, during which a challenge could be made to the relevant courts under the relevant legislation (the "Challenge Period"). The Challenge Period has now expired without any such challenge having been made.

Full implementation of the CVA Proposal is now conditional solely upon completion of the placing and open offer set out in the prospectus published by the Company on 18 May 2018. The expiry of the Challenge Period also satisfies one of the key conditions to the placing and open offer. As set out in the prospectus, the general meeting to approve the placing and open offer is to be held at 4 p.m. on 6 June 2018, with admission of the placing and open offer shares expected at 8 a.m. on 8 June 2018.

Notes to Editors

Carpetright plc is Europe's leading specialist floorcoverings and beds retailer. Since the first store was opened in 1988 the business has developed both organically and through acquisition within the UK and other European countries. The Group is organised into two geographical regions, the UK and the Rest of Europe (comprising The Netherlands, Belgium and the Republic of Ireland).

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