Notice of Director Dealing in Shares

Mothercare PLC
6 October 2000



LETTER TO COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE


MOTHERCARE PLC


We write to notify you that we were advised today that the Trustee of the
Mothercare Employee Trust acquired 1,806,048 Mothercare plc ordinary shares on
5th October 2000 at £1.29 per share.  The shares are to be utilised by the Trust
for equity incentives throughout the Mothercare business.  The directors of
Mothercare plc however are deemed to be interested in all of the shares held by
the Trust, which now amount to 2,430,119 shares or 3.44% of the issued share
capital, as potential beneficiaries of the Trust.


LETTER FROM MOTHERCARE PLC