Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
19 November 2003

Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

Tesco PLC has been notified on 18 November 2003 that, on Friday 14 November
2003, the Trustees of the Tesco Employee Share Incentive Plan purchased Ordinary
Shares of 5 pence each in the Company at a price of 244.75p per share on behalf
of the Directors below :

Director                                        Number of
                                                 Shares

R S Ager                                           45
P A Clarke                                         45
J Gildersleeve                                     45
A Higginson                                        45
T P Leahy                                          45
T J R Mason                                        90      (includes 45 shares in the name of Mrs Fiona Mason)
D T Potts                                          45
D E Reid                                           45


Enquiries:

M J Field
Deputy Secretary
Tesco PLC

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