Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
26 April 2006


 
26th April 2006

Tesco PLC

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

QUEST - SUBSCRIPTION

Tesco PLC ('the Company') announces that on 26th April 2006, 17,800 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 198.04477p 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
17,800 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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