Holding(s) in Company

Mothercare PLC
05 December 2005






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Via RNS

The London Stock Exchange


Dear Sirs

Mothercare PLC : Change in Shareholding

Mothercare plc announces that it was advised yesterday by Fidelity Investments
(on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity
International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries) of an
increase in their notifiable interest in the share capital of Mothercare plc.

The interest comprises 10,763,427 ordinary shares or 14.95% of Mothercare's
issued share capital (previously 10,485,626 or 14.63% on a share capital of
71,652,717).

Registered holder                                                No. of Shares
State Street BK and Tr Co. London (FPM)                                346,200
J P Morgan, Bournemouth (FPM)                                          237,346
Northern Trust London (FPM)                                            195,200
HSBC Bank Plc (FPM)                                                     77,000
Bank of New York, Brussels (FPM)                                        20,800
Mellon Bank (FPM)                                                        8,500
J P Morgan Chase Bank (FMRCO)                                          273,293
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (FMRCO)                                    23,300
J P Morgan, Bournemouth (FISL)                                       9,040,146
J P Morgan, Bournemouth (FII)                                          541,642
                                                  Total             10,763,427

Note: Mothercare plc's issued share capital is 71,986,623 ordinary shares.

Yours faithfully

Clive E. Revett
Company Secretary



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