Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
20 April 2004



Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

The Company was informed that the following Director has today exercised options
over Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company under the Tesco Exercise Share
Option Scheme and sold a total of 454,107 Ordinary shares at a price of 256.5p
per share.

Director                          Number of                         Option

                                     Shares                          Price

P A Clarke                           29,946                         164.00p

P A Clarke                          146,991                         178.00p

P A Clarke                          277,170                         173.00p







Enquiries:


M J Field

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tel: [phone]


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