Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
12 October 2006


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')

                               Holding in Company


The Company was informed on 11 October 2006 by UBS AG ('UBS') that UBS, as at
close of business on 9 October 2006, was interested in a total of 15,703,832
ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares'), representing 3.93
per cent. of the Company's current total issued ordinary share capital of
399,386,472Ordinary Shares.

The above holding is held across the following UBS subsidiaries:

UBS business group/legal entity                Number of Ordinary Shares held

UBS Global Asset Management                                         1,441,230

UBS AG London Branch                                                4,472,398

UBS AG (Switzerland)                                                9,790,204


12 October 2006


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