Holding(s) in Company

18 Aug 2006 11:11

Torex Retail PLC18 August 2006 Torex Retail plc (the "Company") Holding in Company The Company was informed on 17 August 2006 by UBS AG ("UBS") that UBS, as atclose of business on 15 August 2006, was interested in a total of 12,131,846ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), representing 3.16per cent. of the Company's current total issued ordinary share capital of383,981,286 Ordinary 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 1,441,230UBS AG London Branch 3,217,626UBS AG (Switzerland) 7,472,990 18 August 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange