Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
1 July 2002



Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

Tesco PLC has today been notified that, on 28th June 2002, the Trustees of the
Tesco Employee Share Ownership Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each in
the Company at a price of 239p per share on behalf of the Directors below :

Director                       Number of
                               Shares

R S Ager                       46
P A Clarke                     46
J Gildersleeve                 46
A Higginson                    46
T P Leahy                      46
T J R Mason                    92         (includes 46 shares in the name of 
                                          Mrs Fiona Mason)
D T Potts                      46
D E Reid                       46




Enquiries:

J A Bailey

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tel: [phone]


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