Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
04 August 2005


Tesco PLC

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDING

Tesco PLC has been notified that on Friday 1st July 2005 the Directors below
became entitled to Ordinary shares of 5p each in the company, at a price of
312.65p per share, under the Scrip Dividend scheme. These are in addition to the
Scrip Dividends announced on 14th July:

Director              No of Shares

R W P Brasher            2,962

T J R Mason               38

D E Reid                  51


Enquires: Jonathan Lloyd
          Deputy Secretary
          Tesco PLC
          Tel: [phone]



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