Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
12 October 2005



Tesco PLC

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company was informed that, as a result of his Executive Share Option Schemes
coming towards expiry, the following Director exercised his options over
Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company under the Tesco Executive Share Option
Scheme and sold a total of 85,299 Ordinary shares at a price of 303.75p on 11th
October 2005.


Director       No of Shares       Option Price

T P Leahy        248,256             104.00p


Enquiries: J Lloyd
           Deputy Secretary
           Tesco PLC
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