RNS Number:5902H
Carpetright PLC
17 February 2003

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

Name of Company                                    Carpetright plc

Name of shareholder having a major interest        HBOS Plc and its Subsidiaries

Notification in respect of                         As above

Name of registered holder                          See below

Nature of transaction                              Sale

Number of shares                                   unknown

Percentage of issued class                         unknown

Class of security                                  Ordinary #0.01

Date of transaction                                Unknown

Date company informed                              17-Feb-03

Total holding following this transaction           2,238,086

Total percentage holding of issued class           2.98%

Any additional information                     Issued share capital = 75,148,322

Name of contact                                    P A T DREGENT

Telephone No                                       01708 525522

Name and signature of company official
making this notification                           P A T DREGENT

Date of notification                               17-Feb-03



Letter to Carpetright Plc
Dated 14th February 2003
On behalf of HBOS Plc

Pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, as amended on behalf of HBOS
plc, we give notice that HBOS plc and its subsidiaries have a material interest 
in the shares of your company as follows.

Sedol     No of Shares     Security class   Fund               Registered Holder

0177294      223,333         Ordinary 1p    1105             Chase Nominees Ltd A/C CMIG 1105
0177294      607,239         Ordinary 1p    2314             Chase Nominees Ltd A/C CMIG 2314
0177294      252,667         Ordinary 1p    HLBA             Morgan Nominees Limited
0177294       10,821         Ordinary 1p    HPBA             Morgan Nominees Limited
0177294      220,000         Ordinary 1p    HXLFE            Morgan Nominees Limited
0177294       10,578         Ordinary 1p    HXPEN            Morgan Nominees Limited
0177294          676         Ordinary 1p    PP2024           Pershing Keen Nominees
0177294        2,772         Ordinary 1p    UKTRAO           JP Morgan Chase Bank, Luxembourg
0177294      910,000         Ordinary 1p    WPUKEQ           Chase Nominees Ltd a/c CMIG MAIN

HBOS plc's material interest is now 2,238,086 units which is 2.98% of the shares in issue.

Contact:-
Donna Franks
0207 321 1311

Letter from HBOS plc



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


Name of Company                                  Carpetright plc

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

Notification in respect of                       As above

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

Nature of transaction                            Purchase

Number of shares                                 Unknown

Percentage of issued class                       Unknown

Class of security                                Ordinary #0.01

Date of transaction                              Unknown

Date company informed                            17-Feb-03

Total holding following this transaction         6,473,500

Total percentage holding of issued class         8.61%

Any additional information                     Issued share capital = 75,148,322

Name of contact                                P A T DREGENT

Telephone No                                   01708 525522

Name and signature of company official
making this notification                       P A T DREGENT

Date of notification                           17-Feb-03







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