4 Feb 2015 16:22
Regulatory News Service
London Stock Exchange
CARPETRIGHT PLC (THE "COMPANY")
Directors/PDMR interest in shares
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST
The Company has today 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 5,438 ordinary shares in the Company were purchased by the Trustee on 4th February 2015 at a price of 509.7574p per share. The Trustee's current holding of 33,307 shares which represents 0.05% of the issued share capital of the Company.
The Executive Directors 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
CPR.L (CPR)