Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
05 July 2004



DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING


Tesco PLC has today been notified that on Friday 2nd July 2004, the Trustees of
the Tesco Employee Share Incentive Plan purchased Ordinary Shares of 5 pence
each in the Company at a price of 258.50p on behalf of the Directors below:

R W Brasher              43
P A Clarke               43
A Higginson              43
T P Leahy                43
T J R Mason              43
D T Potts                43

M J Field

Deputy Secretary

Tesco PLC

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