Director Shldg - Amendment

Tesco PLC
23 April 2001

Tesco PLC


DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS  - AMENDMENT

Further to the announcement made on 20 April 2001, RNS Number 3780C, the
Directors actually received the Ordinary Shares on 19 April 2001, not the 20
April 2001 as previously stated.

The full amended version is shown below:

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS


The Directors below received Ordinary Shares of 5p each released through the
Tesco Executive Incentive Scheme at a value of 254.2375p per share, on 19
April 2001. The Company has retained 40% of the shares to cover the tax
liability of the Directors.

Director              Year of Scheme                           Number of Shares

T P Leahy             Long Term 1994                                     34,862

                      Short Term 1996                                   148,682

R S Ager              Long Term 1994                                     34,862

                      Short Term 1996                                   116,000

J Gildersleeve        Long Term 1994                                     49,507

                      Short Term 1996                                   148,679

T J R Mason           Long Term 1994                                     17,165

                      Short Term 1996                                    77,078

D E Reid              Long Term 1994                                     53,127

                      Short Term 1996                                   148,678


Enquiries:

J A Bailey Esq
Deputy Secretary
Tesco PLC
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