Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
02 March 2005


TESCO PLC



NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



Tesco PLC announces that on Wednesday 2nd March 2005 487,688 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 487,688 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in the company.



Enquiries:                               Martin Field

                                         Deputy Secretary

                                         Tesco PLC

                                         Tel:- [phone]


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