Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
10 May 2005


Tesco PLC

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Directors below have today had ordinary shares released, under the Company's
Employee Profit Sharing Scheme, which were first appropriated on 10 May 2002 at
a price of 263.50p.

Director         No of Shares

R W Brasher         3,036
P A Clarke          3,036
A T Higginson       3,036
T P Leahy           3,036
T J R Mason         3,874 (Including 838 in the name of F Mason)
D T Potts           3,036

F Mason sold 838 shares released to her at a price of 309.598p

Enquiries: M J Field
Deputy Secretary
Tesco PLC
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