Investor Visit to Europe

Tesco PLC
23 May 2006


                                    TESCO PLC

                      Investor and Analyst Visit to Europe

                        Tuesday 23 May to Friday 27 May


Tesco PLC is this week hosting an investor and sell-side analyst visit to Europe
to see its operations in Ireland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Turkey. Members
of the senior management of Tesco PLC and local management will describe aspects
of the business in some detail, in presentations and store tours.

Within these presentations an update on current trading will be given.
Like-for-like sales growth in these four European markets during the eleven
weeks to 13 May 2006, was as follows:

                                    11 weeks to
                                      13/05/06          H2 05/06

    Czech Republic                      4.6%              0.2%
    Ireland                             5.5%              5.4%
    Slovakia                            6.1%              4.3%
    Turkey                              5.7%              2.4%

No other new material information will be disclosed on the visit and the
presentations will be made available on the Tesco corporate website at
www.tescocorporate.com/presentations, as they are delivered.

Our group first quarter trading statement, which this year will cover the
thirteen weeks to 20 May, will be released on 14 June 2006.


                                     -ENDS-


CONTACTS:

Investors / Analysts:        Steve Webb               [phone]

Press:                       Jonathan Church          [phone]




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