Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
03 July 2003

TESCO PLC

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company was informed on 2 July 2003, that on 1 July 2003, the following
Directors purchased Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company at a price of
219.75p per share. This was as a result of re-investments in PEPs.



Director                                             No. of shares

R S Ager                                             795
D E Reid                                             159


Enquiries:


M J Field

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tel: [phone]


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