Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
18 August 2005


18 August 2005

   TESCO PLC - NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

Tesco PLC announces that on Wednesday, 17th August 2005 3,000 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 3,000 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in the company.



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

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