Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
8 April 2002

Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

Tesco PLC has today been notified that on 5th April 2002 the Trustees of the
Tesco Employee Share Ownership Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each in
the Company at a price of 247.5p per share on behalf of the Directors below :

Director                                  Number of

                                          Shares
R S Ager                                  44
P A Clarke                                44
J Gildersleeve                            44
A Higginson                               44
T P Leahy                                 44
T J R Mason                               88          (includes 44 shares in the 
                                                       name of Mrs Fiona Mason)
D T Potts                                 44
D E Reid                                  44


Enquiries:

J A Bailey

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tel: [phone]



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