Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
29 June 2004

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING


Tesco PLC has today been notified that on Friday 25th June 2004, the Trustees of
the Tesco Employee Share Incentive Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of 5 pence
each in the Company at a price of 268.76p under the Re-invested Dividends Scheme
on behalf of the Directors below:


R Brasher          54

P A Clarke         54

A Higginson        54

T P Leahy          54

T J R Mason        54

D T Potts          54

M J Field

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

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