Director Shareholding

RNS Number:7710P
Carpetright PLC
15 September 2003



NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



Name of Company                                      CARPETRIGHT PLC

Name of Director              Lord Harris    Martin         John        Darren      Christian
                                             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                           16 shares purchased by each Director

Percentage of each class                         Below 0.1% in each case

Class of security                                 Ordinary shares of 1p

Transaction price                                             772p

Date of transaction                                 12 September 2003

Date company informed                               15 September 2003

Total holding   Beneficial       13,760,861    1,393,096     665,496       8,476      16,349
following this
notification    Non-benef.          854,000          nil         nil         nil         nil

Total           Beneficial           19.07%        1.93%       0.92%       0.01%       0.02%
percentage
holding of
issued class
following this  Non-benef.            1.18%          nil         nil         nil         nil
notification

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

                                 In total, 1,794 shares were purchased on this occasion.

Name of contact                                P Dregent, Company Secretary

Telephone number                                       01708 527731

Date of notification                                15 September 2003






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