Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
15 March 2006

15th March 2006




Tesco PLC


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


QUEST - SUBSCRIPTION


Tesco PLC ('the Company') announces that on 15th March 2006, 189,218 Ordinary
Shares of 5p each in the Company were allotted and issued to Tesco QUEST
Limited, as trustee of the Tesco Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust, at a
subscription price of 198.00p per share pursuant to the Company's
Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (1981).


As a result of the allotment and issue, P A Clarke, A T Higginson, T P Leahy, T
J R Mason, D T Potts, R W P Brasher, all collectively have an interest in the
189,218 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the Company as the beneficiaries of the
trust include all employees of the group including these Directors and other
persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs').


This announcement is made in accordance with 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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