Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
23 February 2005


TESCO PLC


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


Tesco PLC announces that on Wednesday, 23rd February 2005 120,413 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, 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 120,413 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in the
company.



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                                  Deputy Secretary
                                  Tesco PLC
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