Grant of Options

Torex Retail PLC
12 April 2006

                                        
                        Torex Retail Plc ('the Company')
                                        
                                Grant of Options


On 12 April 2006 the Board of the Company granted options over ordinary shares
of 1p each ('Ordinary Shares') to the following directors of the Company, at an
option price of 95p per Ordinary Share:

Director                                   Number of             No. of Ordinary
                                     Options Granted                 Shares over
                                                                   which options
                                                                  held following
                                                                            this
                                                                    notification

Chris Moore                                250,000                   7,809,000

Mark Pearman                               250,000                   4,250,000

Edwin Dayan                                250,000                     600,000

Nigel Horn                                 150,000                     900,000


No consideration was paid for the grant of these options.

The period during which these most recently granted options are exercisable is
12 April 2009 to 12 April 2016.


12 April 2006


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