Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
31 October 2006


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')


                               Holding in Company



The Company was informed on 19 October 2006 by The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ('GS
Inc') that GS Inc, as at close of business on 16 October 2006, was interested
in, by attribution only, a total of 58,342,548 ordinary shares of 1p each in the
Company ('Ordinary Shares') representing 14.61 per cent. of the Company's
current total issued ordinary share capital of 399,386,472 Ordinary Shares.


The Company was further informed on 23 October 2006 by GS Inc that, as of the
close of business on 19 October 2006, GS Inc was interested in 57,872,548
Ordinary Shares representing 14.49 per cent. of the Company's current total
issued ordinary share capital.


Subsequently the Company was informed on 26 October 2006 by GS Inc that, as of
the close of business on 24 October 2006, GS Inc was interested in 58,403,831
Ordinary Shares representing 14.62 per cent. of the Company's current total
issued ordinary share capital.



31 October 2006



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