Transaction in Own Shares

Tesco PLC
17 August 2006


17 August 2006
Tesco PLC 



TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES


Tesco PLC announces that on 17 August 2006 it purchased from Deutsche Bank
AG London Branch 3,000,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 374.862
pence per share. The purchased shares will be cancelled.


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