Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
18 May 2006


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')

                               Holding in Company


The Company was informed on 18 May 2006 by Morgan Stanley Securities Limited, a
member of the Morgan Stanley group of companies, that they are interested in
11,130,445 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares')
representing 3.01 per cent. of the Company's current total issued ordinary share
capital of 369,780,258 Ordinary Shares.


18 May 2006



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