Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
5 June 2002


Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

Tesco PLC has today been notified that on 31st May 2002 the Trustees of the
Tesco Employee Share Ownership Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each in
the Company at a price of 252.75p per share on behalf of the Directors below :

Director                                  Number of
                                          Shares

R S Ager                                  43
P A Clarke                                43
J Gildersleeve                            43
A Higginson                               43
T P Leahy                                 43
T J R Mason                               86       (includes 43 shares in the 
                                                    name of Mrs Fiona Mason)
D T Potts                                 43
D E Reid                                  43



Enquiries:

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



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