Transaction in Own Shares

Tesco PLC
17 November 2006



Tesco PLC

17th November 2006



                     Tesco PLC - Transactions in Own Shares



Tesco PLC announces that on 17 November 2006 it purchased from Merrill Lynch
International 1,250,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 399.858 pence per
share. The purchased shares will be cancelled.



Contact: J Lloyd
Deputy Secretary
Tesco PLC
Delamare Road
Cheshunt
Waltham Cross
Hertfordshire
EN8 9SL



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