Directorate Change

Tesco PLC
27 February 2004


27 February 2004

                              TESCO PLC

                          DIRECTORATE CHANGE


As previously announced Tesco PLC today makes the following board changes:

• Rodney Chase becomes senior non-exec director.

• Rowley Ager (Company Secretary) and John Gildersleeve (Commercial and
  Trading Director) both retire from the Board.


                                     -ENDS-

Contacts:

Investor Relations:    Steve N Butler      01992 644 800

Press:                 Jonathan Church     01992 646 606




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