Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
18 November 2002

Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

Tesco PLC has today been notified that on Friday 15th November 2002, the
Trustees of the Tesco Employee Share Ownership Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of
5 pence each in the Company at a price of 198.50p per share on behalf of the
Directors below :

Director                                        Number of

                                                 Shares
R S Ager                                           56
P A Clarke                                         56
J Gildersleeve                                     56
A Higginson                                        56
T P Leahy                                          56
T J R Mason                                        112          (includes 56 shares in the name of Mrs Fiona Mason)
D T Potts                                          56
D E Reid                                           56






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J A Bailey

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

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