Directors' Dealings

Tesco PLC
23 February 2000


Tesco PLC was notified on 22 February 2000 that the Tesco Employees 
Trust purchased Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each in the company as 
shown below:

Date                        No. of Shares                      Price (Pence)
21 February 2000              4,000,000                           178.97p   
22 February 2000              5,000,000                           169.40p

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