Hldg by Employee Benefit Tst

Tesco PLC
13 May 2005

Tesco PLC ('the Company')



Tesco PLC announces that on 13 May 2005, the Tesco International Employee
Benefit Trust purchased 600,000 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each in the Company
at an average price of 308.3333p.



Enquiries:



Lucy Neville-Rolfe

Company Secretary Tesco PLC Tel:-[phone]










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