Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
13 October 2004


TESCO PLC


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


Tesco PLC announces that on 13th October 2004, 5396 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 5396 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in the company.


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


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