Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
22 December 2004





TESCO PLC



NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



Tesco PLC announces that on 22nd December 2004, 1305 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, 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 1305 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in the company.



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


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