Rule 8 - TESCO

Form 8.1/8.3
Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack, if appropriate, and the Takeover Panel.
Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have
been made.

Date of Disclosure 6 March 2003

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON
TAKEOVERS AND MERGER

Date of Dealing 5 March 2003

Dealing in TESCO

(1)Class of security (eg ordinary shares) ORD GBP0.05

(2) Amount bought  Amount sold   Price per unit
               49            0           1.6140
               97            0           1.6090
              118            0           1.6165
              130            0           1.6090
              143            0           1.6165
              144            0           1.6140
              150            0           1.6221
              152            0           1.6140
              156            0           1.6110
              170            0           1.6085
              173            0           1.6115
              177            0           1.6165
              182            0           1.6250
              186            0           1.6171
              203            0           1.6155
              212            0           1.6121
              218            0           1.6165
              230            0           1.6146
              241            0           1.6090
              242            0           1.6115
              247            0           1.6121
              263            0           1.6190
              266            0           1.6121
              268            0           1.6165
              290            0           1.6085
              301            0           1.6165
              303            0           1.6115
              305            0           1.6115
              307            0           1.5990
              308            0           1.6121
              313            0           1.5890
              315            0           1.6221
              316            0           1.5985
              319            0           1.5990
              320            0           1.6110
              324            0           1.6140
              332            0           1.6115
              332            0           1.6155
              344            0           1.6121
              350            0           1.6115
              350            0           1.6035
              353            0           1.6090
              362            0           1.6160
              364            0           1.6250
              388            0           1.6250
              398            0           1.6140
              422            0           1.5940
              425            0           1.6115
              433            0           1.6025
              452            0           1.6040
              464            0           1.6035
              468            0           1.6085
              473            0           1.6171
              501            0           1.6115
              503            0           1.6185
              524            0           1.6085
              553            0           1.6146
              558            0           1.6187
              586            0           1.6221
              598            0           1.6146
              607            0           1.6065
              650            0           1.6140
              653            0           1.6085
              657            0           1.6221
              662            0           1.6065
              674            0           1.6165
              700            0           1.6115
              903            0           1.6171
            1,056            0           1.5985
            1,400            0           1.5890
            1,509            0           1.6090
            1,618            0           1.5985
            7,452            0           1.6180
           12,340            0           1.6060
           18,316            0           1.6250
           19,843            0           1.5900
           42,959            0           1.6100
          114,463            0           1.6200
          150,674            0           1.6100
                0           34           1.5956
                0          190           1.6081
                0          191           1.6154
                0          273           1.6104
                0          316           1.6104
                0          324           1.6158
                0          353           1.6104
                0          426           1.5961
                0          501           1.6031
                0          567           1.6129
                0          572           1.6158
                0          613           1.6129
                0          675           1.6158
                0          925           1.6154
                0        1,356           1.5881
                0        1,570           1.6056
                0        1,751           1.6106
                0        2,007           1.5931
                0        2,371           1.6086
                0        2,900           1.6061
                0        6,750           1.6100

(3)Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of class)
330,636,225                                              (4.55 % )

(4) Party making disclosure   Barclays PLC

(5) EITHER  (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)
            (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund
            management organisation
            Barclays PLC

(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) associate of   (i) offeror (Note 3)   NO
                   (ii) offeree           NO


Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)

(b) Rule 8.3 (i.e disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or
more of the class of relevant securities dealt in)
YES

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above

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(Also print name of signatory)

Geoff Smith

Telephone and extension number

0207 699 2305