Transaction in Own Shares

Tesco PLC
05 October 2006


5 October 2006
Tesco PLC 

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Tesco PLC announces that on 5 October 2006 it purchased from Deutsche Bank AG
London Branch 1,950,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 382.3338 pence
per share. The purchased shares will be cancelled.

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