Completion of Acquisition

Mothercare PLC
19 June 2007


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

19 June 2007


                         Mothercare plc (the 'Company')                                                         
     Completion of Acquisition of Chelsea Stores Holdings Limited ('CSHL')


Further to the Company's announcement of 28 April 2007, the Company announces
that it has issued 13,809,494 ordinary shares of 50 pence each in the capital of
the Company (the 'New Mothercare Shares') in accordance with the terms of the
acquisition of CSHL ('Acquisition') as described in the circular to shareholders
dated 25 May 2007.

Application has been made for the New Mothercare Shares to be admitted to the
Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange ('Admission').
Admission is expected to take place, dealing in the New Mothercare Shares will
commence and completion of the Acquisition will occur at 8.00 a.m. on 19 June
2007.


For further enquiries, contact:

 Mothercare:                                                          01923 206 001
 Ben Gordon, Chief Executive
 Neil Harrington, Finance Director

 Citigroup Global Markets Limited (Financial adviser to Mothercare):  020 7986 4000 
 Ian Hart 
 Louise Stonestreet

 Brunswick (PR adviser to Mothercare):                                020 7404 5959
 Susan Gilchrist
 Anna Jones




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