Result of EGM

Sainsbury(J) PLC
13 July 2004


13 July 2004

Announcement of EGM Poll Results

Following the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 12 July 2004. J Sainsbury
plc announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution as follows:


Extraordinary General Meeting Resolutions               For                    Against             Abstentions
numbered as per Notice of Meeting                  Number         %         Number         %         Number

1    To approve the B share arrangements         1,316,087,520   99.72        3,754,658    0.28         4,680,637

2    To authorise the Company to purchase its    1,315,986,349   99.75        3,264,087    0.25         5,162,877
     own shares


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