Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
27 April 2006


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')

                               Holding in Company


The Company was informed on 27 April 2006 by Morgan Stanley Securities Limited,
a member of the Morgan Stanley group of companies, that they are interested in
10,914,195 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares')
representing 3.01 per cent. of the Company's current total issued ordinary share
capital of 362,484,201 Ordinary Shares.



27 April 2006






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