Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
1 May 2001


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

Date                      Price (Pence)                  No. of Shares
1 May 2001                246.76                         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]