Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
11 February 2005

11 February 2005


Tesco PLC


DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS


The Directors below have yesterday received Ordinary Shares of 5p each released
through the Tesco Executive Incentive Scheme at a value of 312.45p per share.
The Company has retained 41% of the shares to cover the Income Tax and National
Insurance liability of the Directors.


Director                    Year of Scheme                      Number of Shares

D T Potts                   Long Term 1998                         37,717
                            Short Term 2000                        62,659
                            Short Term Matching 2000               31,326

                            Total                                  131,702




P A Clarke                  Long Term 1998                         27,341
                            Short Term 2000                        51,138
                            Short Term Matching 2000               25,566

                            Total                                  104,045




T P Leahy                   Long Term 1998                         91,691
                            Short Term 2000                        139,739
                            Short Term Matching 2000               69,865

                            Total                                  301,295




T J Mason                   Long Term 1998                         57,524
                            Short Term 2000                        81,249
                            Short Term Matching 2000               40,618

                            Total                                  179,391




Tesco PLC has also released 1,674 Ordinary shares of 5p each to Mr R Brasher.
These shares are dividends on shares held in the Tesco Executive Incentive
scheme that have already been released.  The company has retained 41% of these
shares to cover the Income Tax and National Insurance liability of the Director.



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



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