Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
23 August 2006




                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')

                               Holding in Company


The Company was informed on 21 August 2006 by Brahman Capital Corp. it is
interested in a total of 16,021,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company
('Ordinary Shares') representing 4.17 per cent. of the Company's current total
issued ordinary share capital of 383,981,286 Ordinary Shares.


23 August 2006



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