Holding by ESIP

Tesco PLC
17 October 2005



Tesco PLC ('the Company')

Tesco PLC announces that on 17 October 2005, the Trustees of the Tesco Employee
Share Incentive Plan purchased 689,701 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each in the
Company at an average price of 307.1155p


Enquiries:

Lucy Neville-Rolfe
Company Secretary Tesco PLC Tel:-[phone]



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