Director Shareholding

RNS Number:6096O
Carpetright PLC
12 August 2003


NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


Name of Company                                     CARPETRIGHT PLC

Name of Director              Lord          Martin       John        Darren      Christian
                              Harris        Harris       Kitching    Shapland    Sollesse

Notification in respect of    As above      As above     As above    As above    As above

Name of registered holder                       Morgan Nominees Limited

Notification relates to                          Beneficial interests

Nature of transaction                             Purchase of shares

Number of shares                         17 shares purchased by each Director

Percentage of each class                        Below 0.1% in each case

Class of security                                Ordinary shares of 1p

Transaction price                                                                     733p

Date of transaction                                 12 August 2003

Date company informed                               12 August 2003

Total holding   Beneficial    13,760,845    1,384,080     665,480       8,460      16,333
following this
notification    Non-benef.       845,000       nil         nil         nil         nil

Total           Beneficial         18.82%        1.89%       0.91%       0.01%       0.02%
percentage
holding of
issued class
following this  Non-benef.          1.16%      nil         nil         nil         nil
notification

Any additional information       The shares were purchased under the Carpetright plc All
                                             Employee Share Ownership Plan

                                In total, 1,975 shares were purchased on this occasion.

Name of contact                              P Dregent, Company Secretary

Telephone number                                     01708 527731

Date of notification                                12 August 2003




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