Holding(s) in Company

31 May 2006 16:28

Torex Retail PLC31 May 2006 Torex Retail plc (the "Company") Holding in Company The Company was informed on 26 May 2006 by UBS AG ("UBS") that UBS, as at closeof business on 25 May 2006, was interested in a total of 12,207,688 ordinaryshares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") representing 3.30 per cent.of the Company's current total issued ordinary share capital of 369,780,258Ordinary Shares. The above holding is held across the following UBS subsidiaries: UBS business group/legal entity Number of Ordinary Shares held UBS Global Asset Management 1,500,000UBS AG London Branch 587,500UBS AG (Switzerland) 10,120,188 31 May 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange