Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
20 February 2002

TESCO PLC

Notification of Interest of Directors and Connected Persons

Tesco PLC announces that, on 20th February 2002, 269,589 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 269,589 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in
the Company.




Enquiries:

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




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