Hldg by Employee Share Scheme

Tesco PLC
15 May 2002







Tesco PLC ('the Company')

Tesco PLC announces that it was notified on 15 May that on 14 May the Tesco

Employees Share Scheme Trustees Limited purchased 1,824,813 Ordinary Shares of 5

pence each in the Company at an average price of 259.928p.



Enquiries:

J W McDowall Esq

Assistant Company Secretary Tesco PLC Tel:-[phone]





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