Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
10 July 2003

Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company was informed today that on 27 June 2003 the Directors below became
entitled to scrip dividend Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company, at a price
of 193.97p per share, under the Scrip Dividend Scheme:


Director                                   No of Shares

R S Ager                                         43,337 (including 2,216 in the 
                                                         name of Mrs S Ager)

P A Clarke                                       21,508

J Gardiner                                          208

J Gildersleeve                                   41,756

A T Higginson                                    25,934

T P Leahy                                        61,037

T J R Mason                                      35,304 (including 1,460 in the 
                                                         name of Mrs F Mason)

G F Pimlott                                         637

D T Potts                                        27,841

D E Reid                                         55,177




Enquiries:


M J Field

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tel: [phone]


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