Holding(s) in Company

Torex Retail PLC
09 August 2006


                        Torex Retail plc (the 'Company')


                               Holding in Company



The Company was informed on 8 August 2006 by Morgan Stanley Securities Limited
that they are interested in 12,219,883 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company
('Ordinary Shares') representing 3.18 per cent. of the Company's current total
issued ordinary share capital of 383,899,498 Ordinary Shares.



9 August 2006



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