Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
23 May 2006

                       
23 May 2006

Tesco PLC

TESSTL - ORDINARY SHARE PURCHASE

Tesco PLC ('the Company') was notified that on 22 May 2006 the Tesco Employees'
Share Scheme Trustees purchased 2,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the
Company at an average price of 318.891617p.

The Trust is for the benefit of employees and executive directors of the
Company. Each executive director of the Company and any PDMRs (persons
discharging managerial responsibilities), as potential beneficiaries of the
Trust, are deemed to have an interest in the shares acquired by the Trust. The
directors/PDMRs in questions are: P A Clarke, A T Higginson, T P Leahy, T J R
Mason, D T Potts, R W P Brasher, L Neville-Rolfe.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of 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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