Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
12 April 2006



12th April 2006

Tesco PLC

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

QUEST - SUBSCRIPTION

Tesco PLC ('the Company') announces that on 12th April 2006, 95,059 Ordinary
shares of 5p each in the Company were allotted and issued to Tesco QUEST
Limited, as trustee of the Tesco Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust, at a
subscription price of 198.00p per share pursuant to the Company's
Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (1981).

As a result of the allotment and issue, P A Clarke, A T Higginson, T P Leahy, T
J R Mason, D T Potts, R W P Brasher, all collectively have an interest in the
95,059 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the Company as the beneficiaries of the
trust include all employees of the group including these Directors and other
persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs').

This announcement is made in accordance with DR 3.1.4 R(1)(a) and DR 3.1.4 R(1)
(b).

Enquiries: J Lloyd
           Deputy Secretary
           Tesco PLC
           Delamare Road
           Cheshunt
           Hertfordshire
           EN8 9SL
           Tel: [phone]




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