Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
23 September 2002

Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

Tesco PLC has today been notified that, on Friday 20th September 2002, the
Trustees of the Tesco Employee Share Ownership Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of
5 pence each in the Company at a price of 209.25p per share on behalf of the
Directors below :

Director                                        Number of
                                                 Shares

R S Ager                                           53

P A Clarke                                         53

J Gildersleeve                                     53

A Higginson                                        53

T P Leahy                                          53

T J R Mason                                       106 (includes 53 shares in the 
                                                       name of Mrs Fiona Mason)   

D T Potts                                          53

D E Reid                                           53



Enquiries:

J A Bailey

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tel: [phone]


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