Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
06 May 2003


Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

Tesco PLC has today been notified that on Friday 2 May 2003, the Trustees of the
Tesco Employee Share Ownership Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each in
the Company at a price of 195p per share on behalf of the Directors below :

Director                    Number of
                             Shares

R S Ager                       56
P A Clarke                     56
J Gildersleeve                 56
A Higginson                    56
T P Leahy                      56
T J R Mason                   112       (includes 56 shares in the 
                                        name of Mrs Fiona Mason)
D T Potts                      56
D E Reid                       56


Enquiries:

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


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