Holding(s) in Company

Mothercare PLC
16 January 2004



Cer/RNS/Pru                                         16 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 today 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 9,632,291 Mothercare plc Ordinary 50p shares equivalent to
13.58% of the issued share capital. Within this total, M&G Securities Ltd holds
7,567,180 shares or 10.67%.(previously 7,810,128 or11.03%). The previously
notified interest of Prudential plc was in respect of 9,893,072 Ordinary 50p
shares comprising 13.97% of the then 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                                 1,608,309

Clydesdale Bank Noms Ltd MGG                                 5,943,403

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                      9,632,291 or 13.58%

Yours faithfully


Clive E Revett

Company Secretary


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