Holding(s) in Company

Mothercare PLC
25 November 2003





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Monday, 24 November 2003          e-mail :  clive.revett@mo thercare.co.uk


Via RNS
The London Stock Exchange
Old Broad Street
London EC2N HP

Dear Sirs


Mothercare PLC : Change in Shareholding


Mothercare plc announces that it was advised today by Fidelity Investments (on
behalf of Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect
subsidiaries) of a decrease in their notifiable interest in the share capital of
Mothercare plc.


Fidelity Investments' interests comprises 9,682,252 ordinary shares or 13.68% of
Mothercare's issued share capital (previously 10,012,314 or 14.16%).


Registered holder                                        No. of Shares
Mellon Bank (FMRCO)                                            273,362
Chase Nominees Ltd (FISL)                                    8,171,323
Chase Manhattan Bank London (FISL)                             495,993
Deutsche Bank (FIL)                                            115,000
Chase Nominees Ltd (FIL)                                       474,835
HSBC (FIL)                                                     133,809
Chase Manhattan Bank, London (FIL)                              17,930

  
                                        Total              9,682,252
Note: Mothercare plc's issued share capital is 70,781,520 ordinary shares.


Yours faithfully

Clive E. Revett
Company Secretary





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