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Carpetright plc

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

Results of General Meeting

Carpetright is pleased to announce that, at the General Meeting held at 4.00 p.m. today, all of the Resolutions were duly passed by the requisite majority of the shareholders of the Company present in person or by proxy.

The proxy position in respect of the Resolutions will shortly be posted on the Company's website at www.carpetright.plc.uk.

The Company will issue 232,463,221 New Ordinary Shares under the Placing and Open Offer, raising net proceeds of approximately £60.0 million (£65.1 million gross).

Applications have been made to the FCA and the London Stock Exchange, respectively, for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. Admission is expected to become effective and dealings in the New Ordinary Shares issued in connection with the Placing and Open Offer to commence at 8.00 a.m. on 8 June 2018.

The New Ordinary Shares issued in connection with the Placing and Open Offer will be issued fully paid and will, upon issue, rank pari passu in all respects with the Existing Ordinary Shares.

Following Admission the total issued share capital of Carpetright will increase to 303,787,164 Ordinary Shares.

Carpetright holds no shares in Treasury and therefore the total number of voting rights in Carpetright on Admission will be 303,787,164. This figure may be used by Shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Carpetright under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Wilf Walsh, CEO of Carpetright, said:

"Successful completion of the fundraising is a major milestone in our recovery plan and we would like to thank our existing shareholders and new investors for their strong support. The £60m net proceeds give us the resources we need to accelerate our turnaround by creating a right-sized portfolio of stores on sustainable rents, modernising our store estate and upgrading our digital platform. Carpetright remains the clear market leader and our strengthened balance sheet provides a solid platform on which we can build our recovery for the benefit of customers, colleagues, shareholders, suppliers, and landlords."

Documents Available for Inspection

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the Resolutions will be uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

This announcement should be read in conjunction with the text of the prospectus published by Carpetright on 18 May 2018 in connection with the Placing and Open Offer (the "Prospectus"). A copy of the Prospectus is available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and on Carpetright's website at: www.carpetright.plc.uk. 

Capitalised terms used in this announcement have the same meanings given to them in the Prospectus.

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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