Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
02 November 2005


TESCO PLC

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

Tesco PLC announces that on Wednesday 2nd November 2005 4,874 Ordinary Shares of
5P each in the Company were transferred by Tesco Quest Limited, as trustee of
the Tesco Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust, to satisfy options
exercised by employees under the Company's Savings-Related Share Option Scheme
(1981). As a result of the transfer R Brasher, P A Clarke, A Higginson, Sir
Terry Leahy, T J R Mason, D T Potts who are beneficiaries of the trust, ceased
to have an interest in the 4,874 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in the company.

Enquiries: J Lloyd
Deputy Secretary
Tesco PLC
Tel: [phone]



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