Director/PDMR Shareholding

Mothercare PLC
22 July 2005





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Dear Sirs

Directors' Interest: Karren Brady

Mothercare plc advise that Karren Brady a non-executive director of the Company,
has today purchased 2,000 ordinary 50p shares in Mothercare plc at a price of
£3.015 per share.

The total ordinary 50p shares in Mothercare held by Karren Brady is 4,500 shares
and this is equivalent to 0.006% of the issued share capital.

Yours faithfully,


Clive E. Revett
Company Secretary



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