Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
23 February 2006


TESCO PLC

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

Tesco PLC announces that on 22nd February 2006, 209,675 Ordinary Shares of 5P
each in the Company were allotted and issued to Tesco Quest Limited, as trustee
of the Tesco Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust, at a subscription price
of 198.01 pence per share pursuant to the Company's Savings-Related Share Option
Scheme (1981). As a result of the allotment and issue, R W Brasher, A Higginson,
T P Leahy, T J R Mason, P A Clarke, D T Potts all collectively have an interest
in the 209,675 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in the company, as the beneficiaries
of the trust include all employees of the group including these Directors.

Enquiries:      J Lloyd
                Deputy Secretary
                Tesco PLC
                Tel:- 01992 644608



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