Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
10 August 2005


TESCO PLC

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

Tesco PLC announces that on Wednesday 10th August 2005 13,619 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 13,619 Ordinary Shares of 5P 
each in the company.


Enquiries:

J Lloyd
Deputy Secretary
Tesco PLC
Tel: [phone]




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