Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
9 January 2002

TESCO PLC

Notification of Interest of Directors and Connected Persons

Tesco PLC announces that, on 9th January 2002, 16,942 Ordinary Shares of 5p
each in the Company were transferred by Tesco Quest Limited, as trustee of the
Tesco Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust, to satisfy options exercised
by employees under the Company's Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (1981).
As a result of the transfer, R S Ager, J Gardiner, J Gildersleeve, A
Higginson, T P Leahy, T J R Mason, D E Reid, P A Clarke, D T Potts who are
beneficiaries of the trust, ceased to have an interest in the 16,942 Ordinary
Shares of 5p each in the Company.




Enquiries:

J A Bailey Esq
Deputy Secretary
Tesco PLC
Tel:- [phone]