Director Shareholding

RNS Number:7394R
Carpetright PLC
05 November 2003



NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



Name of Company                             CARPETRIGHT PLC

Name of Director                 Lord          J           C
                                 Harris        Kitching    Sollesse

Notification in respect of       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                 13 shares purchased by each Director

Percentage of each class                Below 0.1% in each case

Class of security                        Ordinary shares of 1p

Transaction price                                795p

Date of transaction                         9 October 2003

Date company informed                       5 November 2003

Total holding      Beneficial    13,760,890     665,525      16,378
following this
notification       Non-benef.       854,000      ---         ---

Total percentage   Beneficial         19.17%        0.9%       0.02%
holding of issued
class following
this               Non-benef.          1.19%     ---         ---
notification

Any additional information         The shares were purchased under the
                                   Carpetright plc All Employee Share
                                  Ownership Plan by the Plan Trustee as
                                      reinvestment of the dividend
                                               received.

                                  In total, 1,215 shares were purchased
                                           on this occasion.

Name of contact                      P Dregent, Company Secretary

Telephone number                             01708 527731

Date of notification                        5 November 2003






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