Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
16 February 2006


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')

                               Holding in Company


The Company was informed on 16 February 2006 by Citigroup Global Markets UK
Equity Limited that they are interested in 9,934,000 ordinary shares of 1p each
in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') representing 3.04 per cent. of the Company's
current total issued ordinary share capital of 326,676,191 Ordinary Shares.


16 February 2006




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