Director/PDMR Shareholding

To the London Stock Exchange

19 September 2008


Mothercare plc: Director / PDMR Shareholding

Mothercare plc announces that Neil S. Harrington, Group Finance
Director, today purchased 1161 Mothercare ordinary shares at a price
of 371.9p per share. Neil Harrington has a total of 22,839 ordinary
shares being 0.026% of the issued share capital.

Further information: Clive E. Revett,  Group Company Secretary.

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