RNS Number:7363I
Carpetright PLC
14 March 2003


            NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

Name of Company                                                   CARPETRIGHT PLC

Name of Director                                Lord Harris      J Kitching         C Sollesse

Notification in respect of                       As above         As above           As above

Name of registered holder                                        Morgan Nominees Limited

Notification relates to                                              Beneficial interest

Nature of transaction                                                Purchase of shares

Number of shares                                                21 shares purchased by each Director

Percentage of issued class                                           0.00003% in each case

Class of security                                                    Ordinary shares of 1p

Transaction price                                                           597p

Date of transaction                                                        12-Mar-03

Date company informed                                                      13-Mar-03

Total holding following this         Beneficial   13,770,722        665,383         16,236
notification                         Non-benef.      845,000           -                -

Total percentage holding of
issued                              Beneficial       18.32%           0.89%           0.02%
class following this notification   Non-benef.        1.12%           -                -

Any additional information                         The shares were purchased under the Carpetright plc
                                                         All Employee Share Ownership Plan
                                                   In total, 2,290 shares were purchased on this occasion

Name of contact                       P DREGENT
Telephone no.                         01708 525522

Name and signature of company
official making this notification     P DREGENT - COMPANY SECRETARY                

Date of notification                 14-Mar-03 





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