Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
17 December 2002

Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

Tesco PLC was notified on 16 December 2002 that on Friday 13th December 2002,
the Trustees of the Tesco Employee Share Ownership Plan purchased Ordinary
Shares of 5 pence each in the Company at a price of 194.50p per share on behalf
of the Directors below :

Director                                        Number of

                                                 Shares
R S Ager                                           56
P A Clarke                                         56
J Gildersleeve                                     56
A Higginson                                        56
T P Leahy                                          56
T J R Mason                                        112          (includes 56 shares in the name of Mrs Fiona Mason)
D T Potts                                          56
D E Reid                                           56






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J A Bailey

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

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