Holding in Company

Mothercare PLC
7 September 2001

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Friday, 07 September 2001                e-mail : [e-mail]



The Company Announcements Office

The London Stock Exchange

Old Broad Street

London

EC2N 1HP

Dear Sirs

Mothercare plc : Disclosure of Interests In Shares

Mothercare plc have been advised today of a decrease in the notifiable
interest of Legal & General Investment Management Limited. Their notifiable
interest now comprises 2,825,074 (previously 3,100,622) Mothercare Ordinary
50p shares being 3.99% (previously 4.38%) of the issued share capital.

The notifiable interest of Legal & General Investment Management Limited is:

                        Registered Holder                            Holding

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 887711                         448,242
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245                         527,718
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 361602                          29,833
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 754612                          33,333
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 766793                           7,500
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 252605                         216,133
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509                          60,192
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206                       1,377,790
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381                          69,833
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203                          54,500
Total 3.99%                                                           2,825,074

Yours faithfully,



Clive E. Revett

Company Secretary