+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | | |issuer |Mothercare plc | |of existing shares to which voting rights are | | |attached: | | +----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ |An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | YES | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ |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): | | +--------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------+ |3. Full name of person(s) subject to | | |the |Aberforth Partners LLP | |notification obligation: | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) |Nortust Nominees Ltd | | (if different from 3.): | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |5. Date of the transaction (and date | | |on |17/03/2017 | |which the threshold is crossed or | | |reached if different): | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified: |20/03/2017 | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or|5% | |reached: | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |8. Notified details: | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares | +-------------+---------------------+------------------------------------------+ |Class/type of|Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering | |shares |to the triggering |transaction | | |transaction | | |if possible +---------+-----------+---------+----------------+---------------+ |use |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting|% of voting | |ISIN CODE |of |of |of shares|rights |rights | | |Shares |Voting +---------+------+---------+------+--------+ | | |Rights |Direct |Direct|Indirect |Direct|Indirect| +-------------+---------+-----------+---------+------+---------+------+--------+ |Ordinary | | | | | | | | | |4,484,825|4,484,825 |6,959,037|N/A |6,959,037|N/A |4.07 | |GB0009067447 | | | | | | | | +-------------+---------+-----------+---------+------+---------+------+--------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | +---------------+----------+-------------------+-----------------+-------------+ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting | |financial |date |Conversion Period |rights that may |rights | |instrument | | |be | | | | | |acquired if the | | | | | |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/ | | | | | |converted. | | +---------------+----------+-------------------+-----------------+-------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A | +---------------+----------+-------------------+-----------------+-------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial | |Instruments | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | +--------------+--------+----------+----------+-----------------+--------------+ |Type of |Exercise|Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting | |financial |price |date |Conversion|rights instrument|rights | |instrument | | |period |refers to | | | | | | | | | +--------------+--------+----------+----------+-----------------+-------+------+ | | | | | |Nominal|Delta | | | | | | +-------+------+ | | | | | | | | |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A | | | | | | | | | +--------------+--------+----------+----------+-----------------+-------+------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Total (A+B+C) | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |6,959,037 |4.07 | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or| |the | |financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | |Held by Aberforth Partners LP | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Proxy Voting: | +-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ |10. Name of the proxy holder: |N/A | +-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ |11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | | |cease |N/A | |to hold: | | +-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ |12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold|N/A | |voting rights: | | +-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
+-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ | | | |13. Additional information: | | +-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |14. Contact name: |Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP | +-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |15. Contact telephone number:|0131 220 0733 | +-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
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Source: Mothercare Plc via GlobeNewswire
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