Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tesco PLC
03 August 2006


                            ESOS - EXERCISE AND SALE

3 August 2006

Tesco PLC

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company was notified that the following Director has today exercised options
over Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company under the Tesco Executive Share
Option Scheme and sold a total of 501,266 Ordinary shares at a price of
361.125p.

Director         No of Shares         Option Price

D T Potts        501,266              197.50p

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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