Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
31 October 2006


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')


                               Holding in Company



The Company was informed on 20 October 2006 by Morgan Stanley Securities Limited
that, as of 19 October 2006, they were interested in 13,241,243 ordinary shares
of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') representing 3.32 per cent. of the
Company's current total issued ordinary share capital of 399,386,472 Ordinary
Shares.


31 October 2006



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