Holding(s) in Company

17 Jul 2006 14:45

Torex Retail PLC17 July 2006 Torex Retail plc (the "Company") Holding in Company The Company was informed on 11 July 2006 by The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ("GSInc") that GS Inc, as at close of business on 7 July 2006, was interested in, byattribution only, a total of 68,031,820 ordinary shares of 1p each in theCompany ("Ordinary Shares") representing 17.74 per cent. of the Company'scurrent total issued ordinary share capital of 383,423,207 Ordinary Shares. The Company was further informed on 14 July 2006 by GS Inc that, as at the closeof business on 12 July, GS Inc was interested in 68,794,120 Ordinary Sharesrepresenting 17.94 per cent. of the Company's current total issued ordinaryshare capital. 17 July 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange