Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
9 May 2001

TESCO PLC

Notification of Interest of Directors and Connected Persons

The Company announces that, on 9th May 2001, 380,647 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 380,647 Ordinary
Shares of 5p each in the Company.


Enquiries:

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