Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
7 February 2001

Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

The Company was informed that the following Director has today exercised
options over Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company under the Tesco
Executive Share Option Scheme and sold a total of 216,819 shares at a price of
260.25p:

Director           No. of Shares                   Option Price

D T Potts          97,581                          98.33p
                   119,238                         151.66p


Enquiries:

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