Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
07 December 2006


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')


                               Holding in Company



The Company was informed on 6 December 2006 by Man Financial Limited ('Man')
that Man, as at close of business on 5 December 2006, was interested in a total
of 20,037,800 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares')
representing 4.88 per cent. of the Company's current total issued ordinary share
capital of 410,475,521 Ordinary Shares.


7 December 2006



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