Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
28 March 2006


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')

                               Holding in Company

The Company was informed on 23 March 2006 by Citigroup Global Markets UK Equity
Limited that they are interested in 10,900,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the
Company ('Ordinary Shares') representing 3.33 per cent. of the Company's current
total issued ordinary share capital of 327,681,191 Ordinary Shares.

28 March 2006



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