Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
26 July 2006


                   SCRIP DIVIDEND SHARES - DIRECTORS & PDMRs

26 July 2006

Tesco PLC

SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Tesco PLC has today been notified that on 14th July 2006, the Directors and
persons discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMRs') below became entitled
to Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company, at a price of 318.15p per share,
under the Scrip Dividend Scheme:

Director                                      PDMR No of Shares

T P Leahy (including family interests)        74029
D T Potts                                     36826
T J R Mason (including family interests)      33544
A Higginson                                   34219
R W P Brasher                                 4219
P A Clarke                                    30210
R Chase                                       991
Lucy Neville-Rolfe                            3817

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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