Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:6948O
Carpetright PLC
14 August 2003





NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



Name of Company                         CARPETRIGHT PLC

Name of shareholder      Crescent Holding GmbH, Competrol (Luxembourg)
having a major           S.a.r.l., Competrol Establishment and Olayan
interest                 Investments Company Establishment, collectively
                         known as The Olayan Group.

Notification in respect                    As above
of

Name of registered           HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd
holder

Nature of transaction                      Purchase

Number of shares                            Unknown

Percentage of each                          Unknown
class

Class of security                    Ordinary shares of 1p

Transaction price                           Unknown

Date of transaction                         Unknown

Date company informed                   14 August 2003

Total holding following                                     10,099,000
this notification

Total percentage                                                  13.8%
holding of issued class
following this
notification

Any additional                 Issued Share Capital = 73,097,746
information

Name of contact                  P Dregent, Company Secretary

Telephone number                         01708 527731

Date of notification                    14 August 2003






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