Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
21 October 2002

Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

Tesco PLC has today been notified that on Friday 18th October 2002, the Trustees
of the Tesco Employee Share Ownership Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of 5 pence
each in the Company at a price of 202.25p per share on behalf of the Directors
below :

Director                                        Number of

                                                 Shares
R S Ager                                           54
P A Clarke                                         54
J Gildersleeve                                     54
A Higginson                                        54
T P Leahy                                          54
T J R Mason                                        108       (includes 53 shares 
                                                              in the name of 
                                                              Mrs Fiona Mason)
D T Potts                                          54
D E Reid                                           54






Enquiries:


J A Bailey

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tel: [phone]


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