RNS Number:5176H
Carpetright PLC
14 February 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                                                19 shares purchased by each Director
Percentage of issued class                                           0.00003% in each case
Class of security                                                    Ordinary shares of 1p
Transaction price                                                           648p
Date of transaction                                                        12-Feb-03
Date company informed                                                      13-Feb-03
Total holding following this         Beneficial   13,820,686         665,347         16,200
notification                        Non-benef.      845,000           -                -
Total percentage holding of
issued                              Beneficial       18.39%           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, 1,808 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-Feb-03 


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