Holding(s) in Company

Mothercare PLC
13 January 2005





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Thursday, 13 January 2005                 e-mail : [e-mail]


Via RNS
The London Stock Exchange

Dear Sirs

Mothercare plc : Disclosure of Interests In Shares

Mothercare plc have been advised that Standard Life Investments has a notifiable
interest in 2,228,677 Mothercare Ordinary 50p shares being 3.112% of the issued
share capital.

The total notifiable interest of Standard Life Investments is held in the
registered name of Vidacos Nominees

Mothercare plc's issued share capital is 71,605,858 ordinary shares.

Yours faithfully,


Clive E. Revett
Company Secretary



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