Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
22 May 2007


22 May 2007

TESCO PLC

Tesco PLC (the 'Company') was notified today that the Tesco International
Employee Benefit Trust purchased 4,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the
Company at an average price of 463.39p each.

The Trust is a discretionary trust 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 question 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 DTR 3.1.4 R(1)
(a) and DTR 3.1.4 R(1)(b).

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



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