Director/PDMR Shareholding

Sainsbury(J) PLC
01 August 2006



1 August 2006





Computershare Trustees (C.I.) Limited, the Company's Employee Share Ownership
Trust, released 18,998 ordinary shares in J Sainsbury plc on 1 August 2006 to
Darren Shapland, chief financial officer, to satisfy the first release of shares
under his restricted share plan. 13,202 shares have been retained to pay the
associated tax.



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



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