Director/PDMR Shareholding

Mothercare PLC
10 October 2006




To The London Stock Exchange


Via RNS


Tuesday 10 October 2006.


Dear Sirs


Re: Mothercare plc - Vesting of Long-Term Incentive Plan and Share matching
Scheme Shares. 2003 Cycle


Mothercare plc announces that the under-mentioned persons discharging management
responsibilities have received vesting shares under the terms of the Mothercare
plc Long Term Incentive Plan and Share Matching Scheme. The shares vested on 9
October 2006 pursuant to conditional awards originally made on 9 October 2003.
The disposals referred to below were made on 9 October 2006 . The Mothercare
Employee Trust subsequently re-acquired the shares disposed of by the
participants. The price in both transactions was 359.5p per share. The shares
acquired by the Mothercare Employee Trust will be used in fulfilling future
incentive share scheme awards made by Mothercare plc. The Trust holds 3,275,625
shares following this transaction equivalent to 4.50% of the issued share
capital. Mothercare plc's issued share capital is 72, 712,919 ordinary 50p
shares.

Director/  Total vested    Shares      Shares     Total shares held after event.
PDMR             shares      sold    retained     Number / % of share capital

Gillian          43,706    30,813      12,893            12,893 or 0.018%
Berkmen                                                                  

Tony Carr        29,138     20543       8,595            8,595 or 0.012%


Further Details:



Clive Revett, Mothercare plc 01923 241000



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