Directors' Dealings

Tesco PLC
28 February 2000


Tesco PLC was notified on 28 February 2000 that the Tesco Employees
Trust purchased Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each in the company as 
show below:

Date                   No. of Shares          Price(Pence)
25 February 2000        10,000,000              167.84p

The Trust is a discretionary trust for the benefit of employees and 
executive directors of the Company.  Each executive director of the
Company, as a potential beneficiary of the Trust, is deemed to have an
interest in the shares acquired by the Trust.  The directors in question are:
R.S.Ager, P.A.Clarke, J.Gildersleeve, A.Higginson, T.P.Leahy,
T.J.R.Mason, D.T.Potts, D.E.Reid, J.M.Wemms.

Enquiries:         J.A.Bailey Esq
                   Deputy Secretary
                   Tesco PLC
                   Tel:- 01992 632222