Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
9 November 2001

Tesco PLC


DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS


The Directors below were yesterday, 8 November 2001, granted options, at a
price of 198p per share, under the Company's Savings-Related Share Option
Scheme (1981):

Director                            No of Shares
T P Leahy                           1,671
D E Reid                            1,671
R S Ager                            1,671
A Higginson                         1,671
T J R Mason                         1,003
P A Clarke                          1,671
D T Potts                           1,671




Enquiries:


J A Bailey Esq

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tel: [phone]