Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
26 April 2006


26 April 2006

Tesco PLC

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

ESOS - EXERCISE AND SALE

The Company was informed today that on 25 April 2006 the following Director
exercised options over Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company under the Tesco
Executive Share Option Scheme at an option price of 197.50p per share and sold a
total of 523,544 Ordinary shares at a price of 326.35p.

Director        No of Shares
T J R Mason       523,544

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
Herts EN8 9SL
Tel: [phone]




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