Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
15 April 2003

Tesco PLC

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company was informed today that the Directors below were granted options on
14 April 2003, at a price of 197.5p per share, under the Company's Executive
Share Option Scheme which are exercisable from 14 April 2006:

Director                       No. of Shares

R S Ager                       455,696
P A Clarke                     501,226
J Gildersleeve                 604,557
A T Higginson                  523,544
T P Leahy                      939,747
T J R Mason                    540,544 (includes 17,000 in the name of
                               Mrs Fiona Mason)
D T Potts                      501,266
D E Reid                       707,848


Enquiries:            J A Bailey Esq

                      Deputy Secretary

                      Tesco PLC

                      Tel: [phone]


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