Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
4 February 2002

Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

The Company was informed on 1 February 2002 that the following Directors had
exercised options over Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company under the Tesco
Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (1981) at an option price of 83.00p per
share:

Director                                         No. of Shares

P A Clarke                                       4,155
T P Leahy                                        8,313
D E Reid                                         8,313


Enquiries:

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


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