Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
11 May 2004

                            PROFIT SHARING - RELEASE




11th May 2004




Tesco PLC


DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS


The Directors below have today had ordinary shares released, under the Company's
Employee Profit Sharing Scheme, which were first appropriated on 11 May 2001 at
a price of 250p.


Director           No of Shares

R W Brasher                                  3,200
P A Clarke                                   3,200
A T Higginson                                3,200
T P Leahy                                    3,200
T J R Mason                                  3,200
D T Potts                                    3,200
D E Reid                                     3,200





Enquiries:     M J Field

               Deputy Secretary

               Tesco PLC

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