Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
18 December 2002


TESCO PLC

Notification of Interest of Directors and Connected Persons

Tesco PLC announces that, on 18th December 2002, 82,478 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, Sir
Terence 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 82,478 Ordinary
Shares of 5p each in the Company.


Enquiries:

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


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