Tarkett Completes Purchase of Sintelon Shares

Nanterre, France, July 23, 2009--Tarkett said it has purchased nearly all the outstanding shares of Sintelon AD.

Sintelon is listed on the Belgrade Stock Exchange and is based in Serbia. Since 2002 it has been the holding company for Tarkett’s activities in Eastern Europe with subsidiary companies in Serbia, Russia and Ukraine.

Tarkett acquired 510,768 of shares. The $171 million transaction was financed through existing lines of credit.

Tarkett now owns 99.3% of Sintelon and intends to delist it by the end of the year.