Block listing Interim Review

SCHEDULE 5

                   BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

1.    Name of company

Mothercare plc

2.    Name of scheme
The Mothercare plc SAYE Scheme

The Mothercare plc 2000 Share option Plan (Executive scheme)

3. Period of return:     From            to

   1 July 2008 to 30 December 2008.

3.    Number and class of shares(s)
  (amount of stock/debt security)
   not issued under scheme

   See Schedule below

5. Number of shares issued/allotted
   under scheme during period

   59,000 ordinary 50p shares. Mothercare plc 2000 Share Option Plan
   9,144 ordinary 50p shares. Mothercare plc SAYE scheme
6. Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted
   at end of period

   See Schedule below

7. Number and class of share(s)
   (amount of stock/debt securities)
   originally listed and the date of admission
   See Schedule below

Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the
period
in order for us to update our records
87,359,818 (as at 30.12.08) Ordinary 50p shares and Voting Rights.


Mothercare plc Block Listing Return as at 30 December 2008.


+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   Total   |            SAYE Scheme            |        Executive Scheme         |         Reference          |
|-----------+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------------------|
|           |Opening    |Allocated  |Balance    |Opening   |Allocated  |Balance   |                            |
|           |balance    |in period  |           |balance   |in period  |          |                            |
|(Para.7)   |(Para.4)   |(Para.5)   |(Para.6)   |(Para.4)  |(Para.5)   |(Para.6)  |(Para.7)                    |
|-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+----------+----------------------------|
|           |           |           |           |          |           |          |0-906-744)(GB0009067447)of  |
|           |168,518    |9,144      |159,374    |0         |0          |0         |12.07.2001.                 |
|-----------|           |           |           |          |           |          |----------------------------|
|159,374    |           |           |           |          |           |          |0-906-744)(GB0009067447)of  |
|           |           |           |           |          |           |          |16.07.2001.                 |
|-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+----------+----------------------------|
|311,526    |311,526    |Nil        |311,526    |0         |0          |0         |0-906-744)(GB0009067447)of  |
|           |           |           |           |          |           |          |19.07.2001.                 |
|-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+----------+----------------------------|
|338,983    |338,983    |Nil        |338,983    |0         |0          |0         |0-906-744)(GB0009067447)of  |
|           |           |           |           |          |           |          |24.07.2001.                 |
|-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+----------+----------------------------|
|366,454    |298,507    |Nil        |298,507    |126,947   |59,000     |67,947    |0-906-744)(GB0009067447)of  |
|           |           |           |           |          |           |          |26.07.2001.                 |
|-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+----------+----------------------------|
|655,737    |327,868    |Nil        |327,868    |327,869   |Nil        |327,869   |0-906-744)(GB0009067447)of  |
|           |           |           |           |          |           |          |30.07.2001.                 |
|-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+----------+----------------------------|
|655,737    |327,868    |Nil        |327,868    |327,869   |Nil        |327,869   |0-906-744)(GB0009067447)of  |
|           |           |           |           |          |           |          |02.08.2001.                 |
|-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+----------+----------------------------|
|2,487,811  |1,773,270  |9,144      |1,764,126  |782,685   |59,000     |723,685   |                            |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+



All Queries to Clive E. Revett                        Dated: 30
December 2008.
Company Secretary
Mothercare plc
01923 206185
[e-mail]

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