Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
3 December 2001

Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Directors below became entitled, on 30 November 2001, to scrip dividend
Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company, at a price of 253.70p per share,
under the Scrip Dividend Scheme:

Director                                                           No of Shares
J Gardiner                                                                4,045
T P Leahy                                                                13,829
D E Reid                                                                 12,523
R S Ager                                                                  9,127
P A Clarke                                                                2,087
J Gildersleeve                                                            9,241
A Higginson                                                               2,923
T J R Mason                                                               6,631
G F Pimlott                                                                 182
D T Potts                                                                 2,961


Enquiries:

J A Bailey Esq

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tel: [phone]