Holding(s) in Company

Mothercare PLC
16 May 2002


The Company Announcements Office

London Stock Exchange

Old Broad Street

London

EC2N 1HP


Thursday 16 May 2002


Dear Sirs

MOTHERCARE PLC : CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDING

Mothercare plc announces that it was advised today by Fidelity Investments (on
behalf of Fidelity International (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries)
of a decrease in their notifiable interest in the share capital of Mothercare
plc.

Fidelity Investments interest comprises 9,092,537 shares or 12.86% of
Mothercare's issued share capital, (previously 9,499,137 shares or 13.44%).

Registered Holder                                                           No. of Shares

HSBC                                                                                   910,013

Chase Nominees Ltd                                                                    7,547,089

Chase Nominees Ltd                                                                     551,635

Bankers Trust                                                                           44,800

State Street Bank and Trust                                                             24,100

State Street Nominees Ltd.                                                              9,300

Brown Brothers Harriman                                                                 5,600



Yours faithfully


Clive E. Revett
Company Secretary


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