Director/PDMR Shareholding

To The London Stock Exchange

Wednesday 2 March 2011

Dear Sirs

Re: Mothercare plc - Maturity of 2007 SAYE Share Option Scheme. 1(st) Allotment.

Mothercare plc announces that the under-mentioned persons discharging management
responsibilities have exercised their option to acquire shares under the terms
of the Mothercare Save As You Earn Share Option Scheme, 2007 three-year scheme
that matured on 1 March 2011.

+---------------+-------------------+------------------------------------------+
|Director / PDMR|Total option shares|Total shares held after event. Number  (% |
|               |                   |of share capital as at 1 March 2011)      |
+---------------+-------------------+------------------------------------------+
|Ben Gordon     |              3,380|                           425,329 (0.48%)|
+---------------+-------------------+------------------------------------------+
|Jerry Cull     |              3,109|                           22,064 (0.025%)|
+---------------+-------------------+------------------------------------------+
|Sue Malti      |              3,380|                           21,290 (0.024%)|
+---------------+-------------------+------------------------------------------+

 Further Details: Lynne Medini, Mothercare plc 01923 241000







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