Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
19 December 2001


TESCO PLC

Notification of Interest of Directors and Connected Persons

Tesco PLC announces that, on 19th December 2001, 117,871 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 117,871 Ordinary
Shares of 5p each in the Company.




Enquiries:

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