Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
11 August 2004



TESCO PLC


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



Tesco PLC announces that on Wednesday 11th August 2004, 164,932 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 Terry Leahy, T J R Mason, D T Potts who are beneficiaries of the
trust, ceased to have an interest in the 164,932 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in
the company.



Enquiries:                               Martin Field
                                         Deputy Secretary
                                         Tesco PLC
                                         Tel:- [phone]




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