Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
3 April 2002


TESCO PLC

Notification of Interest of Directors and Connected Persons

Tesco PLC announces that, on 3rd April 2002, 94,798 Ordinary Shares of 5p each
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, R S Ager, P A Clarke, J A Gardiner, J Gildersleeve, A T
Higginson, T P Leahy, T J R Mason, D T Potts, D E Reid, who are beneficiaries of
the trust, ceased to have an interest in the 94,798 Ordinary Shares of 5p each
in the Company.


Enquiries:

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


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