25 June 2019
Mothercare plc ("the Company")
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
In accordance with the requirements of Rule 6.3.5R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("DTR") of the UK Financial Services Authority, the Company will today publish the following documents on its website, www.mothercareplc.com:
The Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 March 2019; and
Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Company which is to be held at 11.00am on Friday 26 July 2019 at the Company's office at Cherry Tree Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 6SH.
In accordance with LR 9.6.1R and LR 9.6.3R copies of these documents will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.
We also attach to this announcement a responsibility statement as required by DTRs 6.3.5 and 4.1.12 and as set out in the financial statements for the year ended 30 March 2019. The Companys preliminary statement, including information of a type required to be disseminated in a half-yearly report, was announced on 24 May 2019 and is available to view at the Companys website: mothercareplc.com/investors/reports-and-presentations.
Directors responsibility statement
The following information is extracted from page 72 of the Companys Annual Report and Accounts 2019.
We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
the financial statements, prepared in accordance with the relevant financial reporting framework, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole;
the strategic report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face; and
the annual report and financial statements, taken as a whole, are fair, balanced and understandable and provide the information necessary for shareholders to assess the companys position and performance, business model and strategy.
The directors of Mothercare plc are listed on page 37 in the annual report and accounts and on the Companys website at mothercareplc.com.
Lynne Medini
Group Company Secretary
Mothercare plc
Mothercare plc's Legal Entity Identifier ("LEI") number is 213800ZL6RPV9Z9GFO74
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