Directorate Change

Carpetright plc

("Carpetright" or "the Company")

Board Changes

Further to its announcement of 21 May 2014, Carpetright announces that Lord Harris will remain as non-executive Chairman of the Company following the Annual General Meeting on 4 September. He will continue in this role until such time as a new Chairman has been appointed and may remain on the Board in a non-executive capacity following the appointment of a new Chairman.

Baroness Noakes is continuing to lead the search for a new Chairman and will step down from the Board once this appointment has been made.

As part of this transition process, Baroness Noakes is stepping down from the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Customer and Corporate Responsibility Committee with immediate effect.

Andrew Page has been appointed to the Audit Committee with immediate effect.

In addition Alan Dickinson has notified the Company that he will not seek re-election at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 4 September 2014 and will retire from the Board on conclusion of the meeting.

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