Statement re Torex Retail PLC

30 Jan 2007 15:27

Serious Fraud Office30 January 2007 SFO opens investigation into Torex Retail Plc. The Serious Fraud Office, together with the City of London Police, has commencedan investigation into the affairs of Torex Retail Plc, a company traded on AIM. On the evening of Monday 29 January 2007, a search was conducted at a residential address in Oxfordshire. This morning, Tuesday 30 January, a search was conducted at a second residentialaddress in Oxfordshire. At the same time a search was made at a residentialaddress in Warwickshire. There have been no arrests. Serious Fraud Office, Elm House, 10-16 Elm Street, London, WC1X OBJ Press Office tel: 020 7239 7001/7190 or mobile: 07818 076 688Main switchboard tel: 020 7239 7272press.office@sfo.gov.uk - or via - www.sfo.gov.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange