Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
04 May 2005

Tesco PLC

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Directors of Tesco PLC below were allocated shares on 3 May 2005 under the
Company's Executive Incentive Scheme at a price of 307.875p per share.

The Directors have chosen to extend the holding period on short term and long
term shares that were available for release to receive additional enhancements
which are conditional on continuous employment with the Company.

Director            Number of Shares

P A Clarke           75,870
A T Higginson       101,304
T P Leahy           180,811
T J R Mason         101,183
D T Potts            88,485


Enquiries: M J Field
Deputy Secretary
Tesco PLC
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