Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
23 January 2007


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')

                               Holding in Company

The Company was informed on 23 January 2007 by Man Financial Limited ('Man')
that Man, as at close of business on 18 January 2007, was interested in a total
of 17,442,445 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares')
representing 4.20 per cent. of the Company's current total issued ordinary share
capital of 414,825,509 Ordinary Shares.


23 January 2007



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