Directors' Dealings

Tesco PLC
1 December 1999


Tesco PLC (the 'Company')

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company was informed today that the Directors shown below received
today 1 new Ordinary share of 5p each in the Company for every 140
Ordinary shares held at the close of business on 1 October 1999
instead of cash in respect of the interim dividend of 1.34p per share
for the financial year ending 26 February 2000. The entitlement is
based on a price of 187.6p per new Ordinary share.

Director       Scrip          Scrip Entitlement Scrip        Total Scrip
               Entitlement    Ordinary          Entitlement  Dividend
               -Employee      Shareholding      Incentive    Entitlement
               Profit Sharing                   Scheme
               Scheme

R S Ager          106        1,135              5,352       6,593

P A Clarke         82          112                498         692

J Gardiner                   3,523                          3,523

J Gildersleeve    106          137              6,874       7,117

A Higginson                                     1,128       1,128

T P Leahy         107        3,393              7,211      10,711

T J R Mason       106          242              3,949       4,297

G F Pimlott                    189                            189

D T Potts          98          376              1,030       1,504

D E Reid          107        4,392              7,164      11,663

J M Wemms         107          925              5,756       6,788