Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
23 November 2006


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')


                               Holding in Company



The Company was informed on 23 November 2006 by Morgan Stanley Securities
Limited that, as of 21 November 2006, they were interested in 15,149,744
ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') representing 3.79
per cent. of the Company's current total issued ordinary share capital of
399,493,656 Ordinary Shares.


23 November 2006



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