Mothercare Plc : Director/PDMR Shareholding

To the London Stock Exchange

20 June 2012

Director PDMR Shareholdings

Mothercare plc announces that the first tranche of the deferred bonus, awarded in June 2009, was released to the following participants on 18 June 2012. The bonus deferred in respect of each individual was converted into shares and held by the Employee Share Trust at the time of deferral at a price of £5.57 per share.

The share options listed below were exercisable by each of the participants with effect from 18 June 2012.

On 18 June 2012 the following executives exercised options and sold and retained shares as follows:

Name	No. of deferred shares released	Shares sold for tax and NI payments (number)	Additional shares sold	Shares retained	No. of shares beneficially held following this announcement	% of total voting rights
Neil Harrington	6,075	6,075	0	0	98,327	0.11
Susan Malti	4,915	2,561	0	2,354	96,093	0.11
Jerry Cull	4,309	2,246	0	2,063	37,096	0.04

In the case of shares sold, the price per share achieved was 211.75 pence per share.

In addition, subsequent to the transactions notified above and on the same date, the under-mentioned Director has transferred shares to a spouse.

 Name of Director

	No. of shares transferred	Spouse shareholding following announcement	Director / PDMR holding post transfer	Total beneficial shareholding following this announcement
Jerry Cull	2,063	14,180	22,916	0.04

Further information:

Mothercare plc, Ramona Tipnis - Director of Investor Relations - 01923 206455

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