Holding(s) in Company

Mothercare PLC
22 January 2004



Cer/RNS/Pru                                                   22 January 2004.

The London Stock Exchange
Old Broad Street
London
EC2N 1HP

Dear Sirs

Re:Mothercare plc, Disclosure of Interest in Shares

Mothercare plc announces that it has been advised by M&G Investment Management
Limited that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies ('Prudential
plc') have decreased their notifiable interest in the share capital of
Mothercare plc to 8,932,291 Mothercare plc Ordinary 50p shares equivalent to
12.59% of the issued share capital The previously notified interest of
Prudential plc was in respect of 9,632,291 Ordinary 50p shares comprising 13.58%
of the issued share capital.

The notifiable interest of Prudential plc is as follows: -

Registered Holder                          Number of Shares

Chase Nominees Limited                               15,897
Clydesdale Bank Noms Ltd MGA                      1,413,887
Clydesdale Bank Noms Ltd MGG                      5,437,825
Clydesdale Bank Noms Ltd MGT                         15,468
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                    1,746,364
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                      302,850
                                     TOTAL        8,932,291 or 12.59%

Yours faithfully


Clive E Revett
Company Secretary



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