Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
23 August 2006


                            ESOS - EXERCISE AND SALE





23 August 2006

Tesco PLC

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company was informed today that on 22 August 2006 the following Director has
exercised options over Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company under the Tesco
Executive Share Option Scheme and sold a total of 523,544 Ordinary shares at a
price of 370.00p.

Director        No of Shares     Option Price

A Higginson     523,544          197.50p

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DR 3.1.4 R(1)
(a) and DR 3.1.4 R(1)(b).

Enquiries: J Lloyd
Deputy Secretary
Tesco PLC
Delamare Road
Cheshunt
Hertfordshire
EN8 9SL
Tel: [phone]




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