Hldg by Employee Share Scheme

Tesco PLC
17 July 2002

17 July 2002


                           Tesco PLC ('the Company')


Tesco PLC announces that it was notified on 17 July that on 16 July the Tesco
Employees Share Scheme Trustees Limited purchased 600,000 Ordinary Shares of 5
pence each in the Company at an average price of 206.92p.



Enquiries:

J W McDowall Esq

Assistant Company Secretary Tesco PLC Tel:-[phone]

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