Director/PDMR Shareholding

Torex Retail PLC
01 July 2005


                        Torex Retail Plc (the 'Company')
                                        
                                        
                              Director Shareholding



The Company was informed on 1 July 2005 that Christopher Moore, a director and
the CEO of the Company, purchased 1,000,000 ordinary shares of 1p each
('Ordinary Shares') from Juergen Heck at a price of 110p per Ordinary Share on 1
July 2005. Following this purchase Christopher Moore is beneficially interested
in 4,868,000 Ordinary Shares representing 2.53 per cent. of the current issued
share capital of the Company and Juergen Heck ceases to have a notifiable
interest in the current issued share capital of the Company.


The Company has also on 30 June and 1 July 2005 been informed that two other
directors, respectively Geoffrey Forster and Richard Thompson have on those
dates purchased 3,000 and 8,800 Ordinary Shares at a price of 110.48p and 110p
per Ordinary Share.


Following these purchases Geoffrey Forster is beneficially interested in 23,000
Ordinary Shares representing 0.01 per cent. of the current issued share capital
of the Company and Richard Thompson is beneficially interested in 35,150
Ordinary Shares representing 0.18 per cent of the current issued share capital.



1 July 2005






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