Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
05 September 2006


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')


                               Holding in Company



The Company was informed on 1 September 2006 by Brahman Capital Corp. that it is
interested in a total of 13,801,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company
('Ordinary Shares') representing 3.59 per cent. of the Company's current total
issued ordinary share capital of 383,986,913 Ordinary Shares.


5 September 2006



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