Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
05 April 2004



Tesco PLC has today been notified that on Friday 2nd April 2004, the Trustees of
the Tesco Employee Share Incentive Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of 5 pence
each in the Company at a price of 247.50p on behalf of the Directors below:

R Brasher                     44
P A Clarke                    44
A Higginson                   44
T P Leahy                     44
T J R Mason                   58 (includes 14 shares in the name of 
                                 Mrs Fiona Mason)
D T Potts                     44





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