Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
28 July 2003

Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

Tesco PLC has today been notified that on Friday 25 July 2003, the Trustees of
the Tesco Employee Share Incentive Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of 5 pence
each in the Company at a price of 219.25p per share on behalf of the Directors
below :

Director                                        Number of

                                                 Shares
R S Ager                                           50
P A Clarke                                         50
J Gildersleeve                                     50
A Higginson                                        50
T P Leahy                                          50
T J R Mason                                       100    (includes 50 shares 
                                                          in the name of 
                                                          Mrs Fiona Mason)
D T Potts                                          50
D E Reid                                           50






Enquiries:


M J Field

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tel: [phone]


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