Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
13 December 2000

Tesco PLC has been notified that the Tesco Employees Trust purchased Ordinary
Shares of 5 pence each in the company as shown below:

Date                     Price (Pence)                           No. of Shares
11 December 2000         261.9                                   2,000 000

The Trust is a discretionary trust for the benefit of employees and executive
directors of the Company.  Each executive director of the Company, as a
potential beneficiary of the Trust, is deemed to have an interest in the
shares acquired by the Trust.  The directors in question are:

R. S. Ager
P. A. Clarke
J. Gildersleeve
A. Higginson
T. P Leahy
T. J. R. Mason
D. E. Reid
D. T. Potts

Enquiries:       J. A. Bailey Esq.
                 Deputy Secretary
                 Tesco PLC
                 Tel: [phone]