Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
06 December 2002


Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company was informed today that on 29 November 2002 the Directors below
became entitled to scrip dividend Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company, at
a price of 203.2p per share, under the Scrip Dividend Scheme:



Director                                                        No of Shares
R S Ager                                                              13,428
P A Clarke                                                             5,714
J Gardiner                                                                85
J Gildersleeve                                                        12,540
A T Higginson                                                          6,290
T P Leahy                                                             17,664
T J R Mason                                                           10,286
G F Pimlott                                                              261
D T Potts                                                              7,053
D E Reid                                                              23,200


Enquiries:


J A Bailey Esq

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tel: [phone]


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