Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
14 April 2004

TESCO PLC

Notification of Interest of Directors and Connected Persons

Tesco PLC announces that, on Wednesday 14th April 2004, 541,377 Ordinary Shares
of 5p each in the Company were transferred by Tesco Quest Limited, as trustee of
the Tesco Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust, to satisfy options
exercised by employees under the Company's Savings-Related Share Option Scheme
(1981). As a result of the transfer, R Brasher, P A Clarke, D E Reid, A
Higginson, Sir Terence Leahy, T J R Mason, D T Potts who are beneficiaries of
the trust, ceased to have an interest in the 541,377 Ordinary Shares of 5p each
in the Company.


Enquiries:

M J Field
Deputy Secretary
Tesco PLC
Tel:- [phone]


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