RNS Number:3005M
Carpetright PLC
13 June 2003



NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS 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 interests

Nature of transaction                     Purchase of shares

Number of shares                 20 shares purchased by each Director

Percentage of each class                Below 0.1% in each case

Class of security                        Ordinary shares of 1p

Transaction price                               632p

Date of transaction                          12 June 2003

Date company informed                        13 June 2003


Total holding      Beneficial     13,790,784     665,445       16,298
following this
notification       Non-benef.        845,000        ---           ---

Total percentage   Beneficial         18.74%        0.9%        0.02%
holding of issued
class following
this               Non-benef.          1.15%         ---          ---
notification

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

                                  In total, 2,231 shares were purchased
                                           on this occasion.

Name of contact                      P Dregent, Company Secretary

Telephone number                             01708 527731

Date of notification                         13 June 2003






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