Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
01 February 2006


TESCO PLC

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

Tesco PLC announces that on Wednesday 1st February 2006 12,703,114 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 12,703,114 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in the
company.

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



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