Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
2 July 2001

Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Directors below became entitled to scrip dividend Ordinary shares of 5p
each in the Company on 29th June 2001, at a price of 248.25p per share, under
the Scrip Dividend Scheme:

Director                                                           No of Shares
R S Ager                                                                 19,387
P A Clarke                                                                4,364
J Gardiner                                                                7,151
J Gildersleeve                                                           19,529
A T Higginson                                                             6,084
T P Leahy                                                                29,176
T J R Mason                                                              12,936
G F Pimlott                                                                 384
D T Potts                                                                 6,212
D E Reid                                                                 26,407


Enquiries:

J A Bailey Esq

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tel: [phone]