Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
2 February 2001

Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

The Company was informed on 1 February 2001 that the following Directors have
exercised options over Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company under the
Tesco Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (1981) at an option price of 83.33p
per share:

Director                             No. of Shares

D T Potts                            20,700
T J R Mason                          2,484
P A Clarke                           4,140


Enquiries:
J A Bailey Esq
Deputy Secretary
Tesco PLC
Tel:- [phone]