Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
28 January 2002

Tesco PLC

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company was informed today that the Trustees of a Family Trust, of which the
following Director is a beneficiary, have today sold 118,995 Ordinary shares of
5p each in the Company at a price of 237.25p per share.

Director                    No of shares

R S Ager                    118,995

Enquiries:                  J A Bailey

                            Deputy Secretary
                            Tesco PLC
                            Tel: [phone]


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