Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
09 December 2005


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')

                               Holding in Company


The Company was informed on 9 December 2005 by Schroder Investment Management
Limited ('Schroder') that it is interested in 13,212,959 ordinary shares of 1p
each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares'), representing 4.047 per cent. of the
Company's current total issued ordinary share capital of 326,506,691 Ordinary
Shares.


9 December 2005


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