Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
12 March 2003

TESCO PLC

Notification of Interest of Directors and Connected Persons

Tesco PLC announces that, on 12th March 2003, 142,261 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 142,261 Ordinary
Shares of 5p each in the Company.


Enquiries:

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



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