Director/PDMR Shareholding

Sainsbury(J) PLC
02 June 2006


2 June 2006


Computershare Trustees (C.I.) Limited, the Company's Employee Share Ownership
Trust, released 41,740 ordinary shares in J Sainsbury plc on 1 June 2006 to
Justin King, chief executive, to satisfy the second release of shares under his
restricted share plan. 29,006 shares have been retained to pay the associated
tax.


As disclosed in November 2003 these arrangements were made to compensate Justin
for losses arising from M&S share and bonus schemes in the form of an award of
restricted shares.



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