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MothercareAnnouncement

14/06/2017 09:25

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 For filings with the FCA include the annex                                                                                                                                                                                  
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i)                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                                                                                                           Mothercare PLC 
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                                                               
 attached: (ii)                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                                                                                                                   
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                 
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                                                             
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                                                                                  
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                            
 Other (please specify):           Underlying client account restructure changing the delegated investment management power of voting rights                                                             X                   
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                            Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for its affiliates) as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple managed portfolios         
 notification obligation: (iii)                                                                                                                                                                                              
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                      N/A                                                                                                                                                     
  (if different from 3.): (iv)                                                                                                                                                                                               
 5. Date of the transaction and date on                              7 June 2017                                                                                                                                             
 which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                                                           
 reached: (v)                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                   12 June 2017                                                                                                                                            
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                              10%                                                                                                                                                     
 reached: (vi,  vii)                                                                                                                                                                                                         

 8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Class/type of                      Situation previous                                                       Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 shares                             to the triggering                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  if possible using the ISIN CODE   transaction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                    Number                                   Number                                                                                   Number                                                                                                                                                      Number of voting                                                                                                      % of 
                                                                    of                                       of                                                                                       of shares                                                                                                                                                   rights                                                                                                                votin 
                                                                    Shares                                   Voting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     g    
                                                                                                             Rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     right 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        s (x) 
                                                                    Direct                                                                                     Direct (xi)                                                                   Indirect (xii)                         Direct                                                                                                               Indirect                                                                       
 GB0009067447                       18,285,182                                18,285,182                     18,285,182                                                                                                                                                                                                    12,772,542                                                                                                                                                   7.48%                                                                           
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Type of financial                                        Expiration                    Exercise/                                                                                                     Number of voting                                                                                                                                                                                                                          % of voting                                                                                                             
 instrument                                               date (xiii)                   Conversion Period (xiv)                                                                                       rights that may be                                                                                                                                                                                                                        rights                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                      acquired if the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                      instrument is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                      exercised/ converted.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv,  xvi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Type of financial                              Exercise price      Expiration date (xvii)        Exercise/                                                    Number of voting rights instrument refers to                                                                                                                                                                                              % of voting rights (xix, xx)                                                                                                                                   
 instrument                                                                                       Conversion period (xviii)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Nominal                                                                                                                Delta                                   
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Number of voting rights                                                                                                Percentage of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 12,772,542                                                                                                             7.48%                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (4.45%)   Aberdeen Asset Investments Limited (3.02%)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Proxy Voting:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 to hold:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 voting rights:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 13. Additional information:                                                                                            In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.   This disclosure has been calculated based on a total voting rights figure of 170,867,830.                    
 14. Contact name:                                                                                                      Martin Reid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 15. Contact telephone number:                                                                                          01224 404253                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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