Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6057S

Tesco PLC

20 May 2009

Tesco PLC

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Directors below on 19 May 2009 were granted the following restricted share awards over Ordinary Shares of 5p in Tesco PLC (the 'Company') under the Company's Executive Incentive Plan for which no payment is required. These shares will be held by The Tesco Employees' Share Schemes Trustees on behalf of the Directors.

The number of shares awarded was calculated using an average market price of 351.16 pence.

Each Director may authorise sufficient shares subject to the award to be sold to pay the income tax and employee national insurance due on such award.

The number of shares subject to award (net of any sold to pay tax and employer national insurance) will be increased to reflect the dividends that would have accrued on the shares which ultimately vest had they been reinvested in shares in the period between award and release. The award will vest on 19 May 2012.

Director No. of Shares

R W Brasher 202,882

P A Clarke 202,882

A T Higginson 202,882

T P Leahy 440,504

L Neville-Rolfe 142,017

D T Potts 202,882

The Director below on 19 May 2009 was granted a right over Ordinary Shares of 5p in the Company ('Shares') in the form of an unfunded promise to deliver Shares under the Company's Executive Incentive Plan for which no payment is required.

The number of shares awarded was calculated using an average market price of 351.16 pence.

The number of shares subject to the right will be increased to reflect the dividends that would have accrued on vested shares had they been reinvested in shares in the period between grant and release. The award will vest on 19 May 2012.

T J R Mason 254,141

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: 01992 632222

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