Additional Listing

Torex Retail PLC
16 February 2005

                        Torex Retail plc ('the Company')

                               Additional Listing

Application has today been made for 15,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the
Company ('Ordinary Shares') to be admitted to trading on the AIM market of the
London Stock Exchange ('AIM').

The new Ordinary Shares are being issued pursuant to the exercise of options.
These shares rank pari passu with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares and
dealings are expected to commence on 22 February 2005 on AIM.

16 February 2005

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