26th Apr 2005 18:23
Carpetright PLC26 April 2005 26 April 2005 Regulatory News ServiceLondon Stock Exchange CARPETRIGHT PLC (THE "COMPANY") DIRECTOR'S SHAREHOLDING On 26 April 2005, Elaine Kitching, the wife of Mr John Kitching, ManagingDirector, purchased 5,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of £8.95 pershare, bringing her total shareholding to 170,000 shares. These shares form partof John Kitching's beneficial shareholding which has increased to 670,793 shares(0.97%). EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST The Company received notification from Equity Trust (Jersey) Limited in itscapacity as trustee of the Carpetright plc Employee Benefit Trust (the "Trustee"and the "Trust" respectively) that 13,575 ordinary shares in the Company havebeen purchased today by the Trustee at a price of £9.11 per share. The Trustee'scurrent holding of shares represents 0.02% of the issued share capital of theCompany. For the purposes of the Companies Act 1985 the directors of the Company have aninterest in the shares acquired by the Trustee as they are potentialbeneficiaries of the Trust. The Trust was established to facilitate theoperation of the Company's 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") and it isintended that the shares will be used to satisfy awards made under the LTIP. M BurnettAssistant Company Secretary01708 525522 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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