Holding(s) in Company

Mothercare PLC
22 January 2004



Cer/RNS/Aegon                                                 22 January 2004.

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 been advised by Aegon Asset Management UK
that the Aegon UK plc Group of Companies have a notifiable interest in the share
capital of Mothercare plc of 2,318,450 Mothercare plc Ordinary 50p shares
equivalent to 3.27% of the issued share capital.

The notifiable interest of Aegon Asset Management UK is held by Chase Nominees
Limited.

Yours faithfully


Clive E Revett
Company Secretary



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