Holding(s) in Company

Mothercare PLC
06 May 2003


LSM/cer/lse/pru                                                      6 May 2003.

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Dear Sirs

Re: Mothercare plc, Disclosure of Interest in Shares

Mothercare plc announces that it has today been advised by M&G Investment
Management Limited that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies
('Prudential plc') of a decrease in their notifiable interest in the share
capital of Mothercare plc to 10,598,811 Mothercare plc Ordinary 50p shares
equating to 14.99% of the issued share capital. Within this total, M&G
Investment Management Ltd holds 10,587,562 shares or 14.97%. The previously
notified interest of Prudential plc was in respect of 10,642,134 Ordinary 50p
shares comprising 15.05% of the issued share capital.

The notifiable interest of Prudential plc is as follows: -


Registered Holder                                     Number of Shares

Chase Nominees Limited                                          68,000
Clydesdale Bank Noms Ltd MGA                                 1,677,745
Clydesdale Bank Noms Ltd MGG                                 6,123,967
Clydesdale Bank Noms Ltd MGT                                     8,416
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                               2,400,000
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                                 317,850
Prudential Holborn Pensions Ld                                   2,833

TOTAL                                                       10,598,811 or 14.99%




Yours faithfully

Clive E Revett
Company Secretary


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