Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
11 May 2004


DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

Tesco PLC has today been notified that on Friday 7th May 2004, the Trustees of
the Tesco Employee Share Incentive Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of 5 pence
each in the Company at a price of 249.00p on behalf of the Directors below:

R W Brasher              55
P A Clarke               55
A Higginson              55
T P Leahy                55
T J R Mason              55
D T Potts                55


M J Field
Deputy Secretary
Tesco PLC
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