Regulatory News Service

London Stock Exchange

CARPETRIGHT PLC (THE "COMPANY")

Directors/PDMR interest in shares

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST

The Company has received notification from Equity Trust (Jersey) Limited in its capacity as trustee of the Carpetright plc Employee Benefit Trust (the "Trustee" and the "Trust" respectively) that 21,068 ordinary shares in the Company were purchased by the Trustee today at a price of £3.90 per share.  The Trustee's current holding of 163,657 shares which represents 0.24% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The PDMRs of the Company have an interest in the shares acquired by the Trustee as they are potential beneficiaries of the Trust.  The Trust was established to facilitate the operation of the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") and it is intended that the shares will be used to satisfy awards made under the LTIP.

J Sampson

Company Secretary

01708 802000