Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
21 August 2002

TESCO PLC

Notification of Interest of Directors and Connected Persons

Tesco PLC announces that, on 21st August 2002, 63,288 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 63,288 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in
the Company.




Enquiries:

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





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