25 September 2020
Mothercare plc ("the Company")
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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 Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 28 March 2020 on its website, www.mothercareplc.com:
In accordance with LR 9.6.1R and LR 9.6.3R copies of the document will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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 28 March 2020. The Company's preliminary statement, including information of a type required to be disseminated in a half-yearly report, was announced on 25 September 2020 and is available to view at the Company's website: mothercareplc.com/investors/reports-and-presentations.
Directors' responsibility statement
The following information is extracted from page 54 of the Company's Annual Report and Accounts 2020.
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.
The directors of Mothercare plc are listed on page 22 in the annual report and accounts and on the Company's 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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