Director/PDMR Shareholding

Mothercare PLC
01 December 2006





To The London Stock Exchange


Via RNS


Friday 1 December 2006



Dear Sirs


Re: Mothercare plc - Maturity of 2003 SAYE Share Option Scheme. 1st Allotment.


Mothercare plc announces that the under-mentioned director and 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, 2003 three year scheme that matured today.



Director /      Total option     Total shares held after event. Number / % of
PDMR            shares           share capital
Ben Gordon             5,591                                    362,458 or 0.50%
Clive Revett           2,380                                     26,806 or 0.04%
Colin Bradley          4,761                                     14,261 or 0.02%


Mothercare's issued share capital is 73,124,260 ordinary shares.



Further Details:


Clive Revett, Mothercare plc 01923 241000



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