Directorate Change

Tesco PLC
07 July 2003



7 July 2003


                   NEW APPPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF TESCO PLC

E. Mervyn Davies CBE has been appointed as Non-Executive director to the Board
of Tesco PLC. The appointment takes effect from today, 7 July 2003.

Mervyn Davies is currently Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC.
Standard Chartered Bank has operations in more than 50 countries and is a
leading international bank across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Mr Davies, jointly with his wife, owns 2400 ordinary shares in Tesco PLC.

Tesco Chairman John Gardiner said:

'I am delighted that Mervyn Davies is joining the Board of Tesco. Mervyn is a
highly respected international business leader, and he brings with him a wealth
of knowledge in banking and technology. His Asian experience will be
particularly valuable as Tesco grows in South East Asia.'

Notes for Editors

Mervyn Davies is 50 years old.

Prior to his appointment as Group Chief Executive in 2001, Mervyn was based in
Hong Kong, with responsibility for Hong Kong, China and North East Asia and for
group-wide technology and operations. Prior to that he was based in Singapore.

He continues to be a member of Hong Kong's Exchange Fund Committee, which
manages Hong Kong's financial reserves, and was formerly Chairman of the Hong
Kong association of Banks. He is a member of the Hong Kong Association,
Singapore Business Council and the UK-India Forum. He also heads the Finance
Group of the UK-China Forum.

Mervyn completed the Programme for Management Development at Harvard Business
School and is a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers.

Mervyn was awarded a CBE for his services to the financial sector and the
community in Hong Kong in 2002. He is married with two children and is a fluent
Welsh speaker. A keen sportsman, he is interested in Welsh art, music and
reading.

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Enquiries:

Lucy Neville-Rolfe Tesco plc                      Tel: [phone]

Steve Butler       Tesco plc - Investor Relations Tel: [phone]

Angus Maitland     The Maitland Consultancy       Tel: [phone]                                                5151



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