Holding in Company

Torex Retail PLC
22 November 2006


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')

                               Holding in Company

The Company was informed on 22 November 2006 by Man Financial Limited ('Man')
that Man, as at close of business on 20 November 2006, was interested in a total
of 13,566,042 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares')
representing 3.40 per cent. of the Company's current total issued ordinary share
capital of 399,493,659 Ordinary Shares.


22 November 2006



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