Director Shareholding

RNS Number:0508S
Carpetright PLC
13 November 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 Lord Harris, John Kitching and Christian
                                                         Sollesse

                                 17 shares purchased by Martin Harris and Darren Shapland

Percentage of each class                         Below 0.1% in each case

Class of security                                 Ordinary shares of 1p

Transaction price                                           766p

Date of transaction                                  12 November 2003

Date company informed                                13 November 2003

Total holding   Beneficial       13,760,905    1,393,128     665,541       8,508      16,394
following this  Non-benef.          854,000       Nil         Nil         Nil         Nil
notification    

Total           Beneficial            19.19%        1.94%       0.93%       0.01%       0.02%
percentage      Non-benef.             1.19%      Nil         Nil         Nil         Nil
holding of
issued class
following this  
notification

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

                                 In total, 1,939 shares were purchased on this occasion.

                                            Issued share capital = 71,712,822

Name of contact                                P Dregent, Company Secretary

Telephone number                                       01708 527731

Date of notification                                 13 November 2003



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