Director/PDMR Shareholding

To The London Stock Exchange


Tuesday 3 February 2009.


Dear Sirs

Re: Mothercare plc - Maturity of 2005 SAYE Share Option Scheme. 1st
Allotment.

Mothercare plc announces that the under-mentioned persons discharging
management responsibilities have exercised their option to acquire
shares under the terms of the Mothercare 2000 Save As You Earn Share
Option Scheme, 2005 three year scheme that matured on 1 February
2009.



+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Director / PDMR | Total option | Total shares held after event.   |
|                 | shares       | Number  (% of share capital)     |
|-----------------+--------------+----------------------------------|
| Anthony J Carr  |        1,326 |                   20,233 (0.02%) |
|-----------------+--------------+----------------------------------|
| Michael Rainer  |        3,315 |                   3,315 (0.003%) |
|-----------------+--------------+----------------------------------|
| Clive E. Revett |        1,326 |                   43,875 (0.05%) |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+





Further Details:

Clive Revett, Mothercare plc 01923 241000

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