Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
14 December 2005


TESCO PLC

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

Tesco PLC announces that on Wednesday 14th December 5,278 Ordinary Shares of 5P
each in the Company were transferred by Tesco Quest Limited, as trustee of the
Tesco Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust, to satisfy options exercised by
employees under the Company's Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (1981). As a
result of the transfer R Brasher, P A Clarke, A Higginson, Sir Terry Leahy, T J
R Mason, D T Potts who are beneficiaries of the trust, ceased to have an
interest in the 5,278 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in the company.


Enquiries:        J Lloyd
                  Deputy Secretary
                  Tesco PLC
                  Tel: [phone]





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