Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Tesco PLC
18 April 2000


Tesco PLC (the 'Company')

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company has been informed today that Mr
Rowley Ager, Director, yesterday exercised
options for Tesco PLC Ordinary shares of 5p each
under the Tesco Executive Share Option Scheme
(1996) as follows:-

       No of Shares          Price

         250,170             98.33p
          94,335            117.66p


Following the exercise of options, Mr Rowley Ager
sold a total of 344,505 shares at a price of
210.5p per share.