Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
15 February 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 96,200 Ordinary shares of
5p each in the Company at a price of 247.8p per share.

Director                    No of shares
T J R Mason                 96,200


Enquiries:                  J A Bailey

                            Deputy Secretary
                            Tesco PLC
                            Tel: [phone]



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