Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
05 September 2006


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')


                               Holding in Company



The Company was informed on 4 September 2006 by Morgan Stanley Securities
Limited that they are interested in 14,052,873 ordinary shares of 1p each in the
Company ('Ordinary Shares') representing 3.66 per cent. of the Company's current
total issued ordinary share capital of 383,986,913 Ordinary Shares.



5 September 2006



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