Director/PDMR Shareholding

Mothercare PLC
23 November 2005




lsm/se/pdmr/kob                                                      23 November
                                                                          2005
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                                                                   e-mail: lynne
                                                                 .medini@motherc
                                                                     are.co.uk
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Dear Sirs

Re: Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

Mr Kevin O'Brien: Exercise of Executive Share Options

Mothercare plc advises that Mr O'Brien has exercised 48,309 Executive Share
Options originally granted in June 2002 at a price of 207p per share,
transferring 8,699 to his spouse Mrs D O'Brien. All 48,309 shares have
subsequently been sold. The sale price was 353.709p.

Yours faithfully



Lynne S Medini
Assistant Company Secretary






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