Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
01 February 2006



TESCO PLC

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

Tesco PLC announces that on 1st February 2006, 8,067,757 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 318.00 pence per share pursuant to the Company's Savings-Related Share Option
Scheme (1981). As a result of the allotment and issue, R W Brasher, A Higginson,
T P Leahy, T J R Mason, P A Clarke, D T Potts all collectively have an interest
in the 8,067,757 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in the company, as the beneficiaries
of the trust include all employees of the group including these Directors.

Enquiries: J Lloyd
Deputy Secretary
Tesco PLC
Tel:- 01992 644608



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