Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
25 August 2004






TESCO PLC


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



Tesco PLC announces that on Wednesday 25th August 2004, 38,822 Ordinary Shares
of 5P each in the Company were transferred by Tesco Quest Limited, as trustee of
the Tesco Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust, to satisfy options
exercised by employees under the Company's Savings-Related Share Option Scheme
(1981). As a result of the transfer R Brasher, P A Clarke, D E Reid, A
Higginson, Sir Terry Leahy, T J R Mason, D T Potts who are beneficiaries of the
trust, ceased to have an interest in the 38,822 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in
the company.



Enquiries:           Martin Field
                     Deputy Secretary
                     Tesco PLC
                     Tel:- [phone]






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