Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
01 September 2004

Tesco PLC



NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



Tesco PLC announces that on 1 September 2004, 24,201 Ordinary Shares of 5p 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 T Higginson, T P
Leahy, T J R Mason, D T Potts, who are beneficiaries of the trust, ceased to
have an interest in the 24,201 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the Company.



Enquiries:   M J Field
             Deputy Secretary
             Tesco PLC
             Tel: [phone]


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