Holding(s) in Company

Mothercare PLC
05 April 2006





Wednesday 5 April 2006                    e-mail : [e-mail]




Via RNS

The London Stock Exchange





Dear Sirs


Mothercare PLC : Change in Shareholding


Mothercare plc announces that it was advised today by Fidelity Investments (on
behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity
International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries) of a
decrease in their notifiable interest in the share capital of Mothercare plc.


The interest comprises 10,106,195 ordinary shares or 13.91% of Mothercare's
issued share capital (previously 10,763,427 or 14.95% on a share capital of
71,986,623 shares).

Registered holder                                                No. of Shares
State Street BK and Tr Co. London (FPM)                                 73,050
J P Morgan, Bournemouth (FPM)                                           46,046
Northern Trust London (FPM)                                             46,300
HSBC Bank Plc (FPM)                                                     15,200
Mellon Bank (FPM)                                                        1,700
J P Morgan Chase Bank (FMRCO)                                          686,693
J P Morgan, Bournemouth (FISL)                                       8,752,678
J P Morgan, Bournemouth (FII)                                          484,528
                                                    Total           10,106,195


Note: Mothercare plc's issued share capital is 72,665,549 ordinary shares.


Yours faithfully



Clive E. Revett

Company Secretary



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