Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
03 February 2004


Tesco PLC


DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS


The Company was informed that the following Director has today exercised options
over Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company, under the Tesco Savings-Related
Share Option Scheme (1981) at an option price of 136p per share:


Director               No of Shares

R S Ager               4,963

P A Clarke             1,488



Enquiries:     M J Field

               Deputy Secretary

               Tesco PLC

          Tel: [phone]



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