Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
01 March 2006


Tesco PLC

QUEST - TRANSFER

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

Tesco PLC announces that on 1st March 2006, 520,720 Ordinary Shares of 5p in the
Company were transferred by Tesco Quest Limited, as trustee of the Tesco
Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust, to satisfy options exercised by
employees under the Company's Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (1981).

As a result of the transfer, P A Clarke, R W P Brasher, A T Higginson, T P
Leahy, T J R Mason, D T Potts, and other persons discharging managerial
responsibility ('PDMRs') who are beneficiaries of the trust, ceased to have an
interest in the 520,720 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the Company.

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
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