Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Tesco PLC
17 April 2000


Tesco PLC (the 'Company')

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company has been informed that Mr R S Ager,
Director, exercised the following options over
Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company today
under the Tesco Executive Share Option Scheme
(1996).

No. of shares      Exercise Price

   250,170            98.33p

    94,335            117.66p