Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
22 September 2003


Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

Tesco PLC has today been notified that on Friday 19 September 2003, the Trustees
of the Tesco Employee Share Incentive Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of 5 pence
each in the Company at a price of 244.50p per share on behalf of the Directors
below :

Director                                        Number of
                                                 Shares

R S Ager                                           45
P A Clarke                                         45
J Gildersleeve                                     45
A Higginson                                        45
T P Leahy                                          45
T J R Mason                                        90 (includes 45 shares in the 
                                                      name of Mrs Fiona Mason)
D T Potts                                          45
D E Reid                                           45



Enquiries:


M J Field

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tel: [phone]


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