Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
19 July 2004



Tesco PLC


DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS


Tesco PLC was notified on 13th July 2004 that on Friday 25th June, the Directors
below became entitled to scrip dividend Ordinary shares of 5p each in the
Company, at a price of 251.95p per share, under the Scrip Dividend Scheme:





Director                     No of Shares

R Brasher                    3,734

P A Clarke                   18,561

A T Higginson                21,833

T P Leahy                    50,818

T J R Mason                  28,341 (including 1,383 in the name of Mrs F Mason)

G F Pimlott                  557

D T Potts                    23,610

D E Reid                     118


Enquiries:     M J Field

               Deputy Secretary

               Tesco PLC

               Tel: [phone]



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