Holding(s) in Company

Mothercare PLC
27 November 2003



Cer/RNS/Pru                                              27 November 2003.
                                                                

The London Stock Exchange
Old Broad Street
London
EC2N 1HP

Dear Sirs

Re:Mothercare plc, Disclosure of Interest in Shares

Mothercare plc announces that it has today been advised by M&G Investment
Management Limited that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies
('Prudential plc') have decreased their notifiable interest in the share capital
of Mothercare plc to 9,893,072 Mothercare plc Ordinary 50p shares equivalent to
13.97% of the issued share capital. Within this total, M&G Group Ltd holds
9,890,239 shares or 13.97%. The previously notified interest of Prudential plc
was in respect of 10,598,811 Ordinary 50p shares comprising 14.99% of the then
issued share capital.

The notifiable interest of Prudential plc is as follows: -

Registered Holder                                      Number of Shares
Chase Nominees Limited                                 15,897
Clydesdale Bank Noms Ltd MGA                           1,677,745
Clydesdale Bank Noms Ltd MGG                           6,123,967
Clydesdale Bank Noms Ltd MGT                           8,416
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                         1,746,364
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                         317,850
Prudential Holborn Pensions Ld                         2,833

  TOTAL                                                9,893,072 or 13.97%

Yours faithfully


Clive E Revett
Company Secretary



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