Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
06 April 2005


TESCO PLC

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


Tesco PLC announces that on Wednesday 6th April 2005 159,128 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 159,128 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in the company.



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

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