Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
17 May 2006


17 May 2006

Tesco PLC

Tesco PLC ('the Company') was notified today that the Trustees of the Tesco
Employee Share Incentive Plan purchased 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in
the Company at an average price of 323.8536p.

The Trust is for the benefit of employees and executive directors of the
Company. Each executive director of the Company and any PDMRs (persons
discharging managerial responsibilities), as potential beneficiaries of the
Trust, are deemed to have an interest in the shares acquired by the Trust. The
directors/PDMRs in questions are: P A Clarke, A T Higginson, T P Leahy, T J R
Mason, D T Potts, R W P Brasher, L Neville-Rolfe.

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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