Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
20 October 2000

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

Tesco PLC announces that 19 October 2000, 90,549 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 S Ager, J Gardiner, J Gildersleeve, A Higginson, T P
Leahy, T J R Mason, D E Reid, P A Clarke, D T Potts who are beneficiaries of the
trust, ceased to have an interest in the 90,549 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in
the company.

Enquiries:  JA Bailey
            Deputy Secretary
            Tesco PLC
            Tel: [phone]