Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
21 February 2001

TESCO PLC

Notification of Interest of Directors and Connected Persons

Tesco PLC announces that, on 21st February 2001, 15,411,169 Ordinary Shares of
5p each in the Company were allotted and issued to Tesco QUEST Limited, as
trustee of the Tesco Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust, at a
subscription price of 269.5 pence per share pursuant to the Company's
Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (1981). As a result of the allotment and
issue, 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 all collectively have an interest in
the 15,411,169 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the Company as the beneficiaries
of the trust include all employees of the group including these Directors.



Enquiries:                    J A Bailey Esq
                              Deputy Secretary
                              Tesco PLC
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