Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
09 January 2008


                       TESCO EMPLOYEE SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN ('Plan')

                                     ANNOUNCEMENTS


9th January 2007

SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Tesco PLC has been notified that on 21st December 2007 the Trustees of the
Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each in the Company at a price of
476.88p on behalf of the directors and persons discharging managerial
responsibilities ('PDMRs') listed below:

Director / PDMR     Number of shares

R W Brasher         59
P A Clarke          59
A Higginson         59
T P Leahy           59  
T J R Mason         59
D T Potts           59
L Neville-Rolfe     49

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.4.

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




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