Holding(s) in Company

Mothercare PLC
15 July 2002



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Dear Sirs

Re: Mothercare plc, Disclosure of Interest in Shares

Mothercare plc announce that they have been advised by M&G Investment Management
Limited that with effect from 12 July 2002, Prudential plc and certain of its
subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 10,594,898 Mothercare plc
Ordinary 50p shares being 14.98% of the issued share capital. The previously
notified Interest of Prudential plc was in respect of 9,191,593 Ordinary 50p
shares comprising 13.00% of the issued share capital.

The Notifiable interest of Prudential plc is as follows:

                              Registered Holder                                         Holding
Chase Nominees                                                                                      42,000
Clydesdale Bank Noms. Ltd MGA                                                                    1,652,245
Clydesdale Bank Noms. Ltd MGG                                                                    5,989,817
Clydesdale Bank Noms. Ltd MGIN                                                                     100,000
Clydesdale Bank Noms. Ltd MGT                                                                        8,416
Henderson Nominees Ltd                                                                                 368
Nortrust Nominees Ltd                                                                              122,849
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                                                                   2,443,323
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                                                                     233,047
Prudential Holborn Pensions LTD                                                                      2,833
TOTAL                                                                                 10,594,898 or 14.98%



The M&G Group Limited holding within the total holding of Prudential plc
disclosed above amounts to 10,469,216 or 14.81% (previously 9,065,911 or 12.82%)



Yours faithfully



Clive E. Revett,

Company Secretary



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