Director/PDMR Shareholding

Sainsbury(J) PLC
01 August 2007



1 August 2007



J Sainsbury plc's Employee Share Ownership Trust, released 32,200 ordinary
shares in J Sainsbury plc on 1 August 2007 to Darren Shapland, chief financial
officer, to satisfy the second release of shares under his restricted share
plan. 13,202 shares have been sold at £5.6611 to pay the associated tax.



Darren Shapland now holds 137,253 ordinary shares in J Sainsbury plc.



As disclosed previously these arrangements were made to compensate Darren
Shapland for losses arising from the Carpetright Executive Incentive Plans in
the form of an award of restricted shares.



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