Holding by ESIP

Tesco PLC
13 October 2005


Tesco PLC ('the Company')

Tesco PLC announces that on 13 October 2005, the Trustees of the Tesco Employee
Share Incentive Plan purchased 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each in the
Company at an average price of 304.5512p


Enquiries:

Lucy Neville-Rolfe
Company Secretary Tesco PLC Tel:-[phone]


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