Holding(s) in Company

Mothercare PLC
23 February 2006





Cer/RNS/Aegon                                                 23 February 2006.

The London Stock Exchange
Old Broad Street
London
EC2N 1HP



Dear Sirs

Re: Mothercare plc, Disclosure of Interest in Shares

Mothercare plc announces that it has been advised by Aegon Asset Management UK
that the Aegon UK plc Group of Companies have a notifiable interest in the share
capital of Mothercare plc of 3,659,713 ordinary shares or 5.04% of the issued
share capital (previously 2,935,998 or 4.1%).

The notifiable interest of Aegon Asset Management UK is held by Chase Nominees
Limited.


The issued share capital of Mothercare plc at today's date comprises 72,633,345
ordinary shares.


Yours faithfully






Clive E Revett
Company Secretary



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