Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
26 November 2004


Tesco PLC


DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS


The following Director has today, 25th November 2004, exercised options over
Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company under the Tesco Executive Share Option
Scheme and sold a total of 932,812 Ordinary shares at a price of 305.5p.



Director                       No of Shares                    Option Price

A Higginson                    373,584                         176.66p

                               63,415                          164.00p

                               76,301                          173.00p

                               14,634                          205.00p

                               404,878                         205.00p

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

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