Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
10 October 2007

                         IBP - ORDINARY SHARE PURCHASE

10 October 2007

TESCO PLC

Tesco PLC (the 'Company') was notified today that on 9 October 2007, the Tesco
International Employee Benefit Trust purchased 1,250,000 Ordinary Shares of 5p
each in the Company at an average price of 464.06p each.

The Trust is a discretionary trust for the benefit of employees and executive
directors of the Company. Executive directors and PDMRs of the Company, as
potential beneficiaries of the Trust, are deemed to have an interest in the
shares acquired by the Trust. The directors/PDMRs in question are: P A Clarke, A
T Higginson, T P Leahy, T J R Mason, D T Potts, R W P Brasher, L Neville-Rolfe.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.4 R(1)
(a) and DTR 3.1.4 R(1)(b).

Enquiries: J Lloyd
           Company Secretary
           Tesco PLC
           Delamare Road
           Cheshunt
           Hertfordshire
           EN8 9SL
           Tel: [phone]



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