Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
07 April 2003

Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

Tesco PLC was notified on Monday 7 April 2003, that on Friday 4 April 2003, the
Trustees of the Tesco Employee Share Ownership Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of
5 pence each in the Company at a price of 183.5p per share on behalf of the
Directors below :

Director                                        Number of

                                                 Shares
R S Ager                                           60
P A Clarke                                         60
J Gildersleeve                                     60
A Higginson                                        60
T P Leahy                                          60
T J R Mason                                        120      (includes 60 shares 
                                                             in the name of  
                                                             Mrs Fiona Mason)
D T Potts                                          60
D E Reid                                           60






Enquiries:


J A Bailey

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tel: [phone]


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