Director/PDMR Shareholding

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J Sainsbury plc announced that Graham Biggart, a Director and Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility, exercised options on 2,931 ordinary shares at £1.67 per share on April 30, 2026, and subsequently sold all these shares on the London Stock Exchange for £3.301 each. Following these transactions, Mr. Biggart retains an interest in 646,215 shares.

Disclaimer*

Sainsbury(J) PLC
01 May 2026
 

1 May 2026

 

J Sainsbury plc

(the 'Company')

 

Director/PDMR Shareholding

 

The Company was notified that, on 30 April 2026, the following Director and Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMR') exercised options over ordinary shares of 284/7 pence each in the Company ('Shares') at an option price of £1.67 per Share, granted in December 2022 under the J Sainsbury 1980 Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (known as Sharesave).

 

PDMR

Number of Shares exercised

Number of Shares sold(1) 

Number of Shares retained

Graham Biggart

2,931

2,931

0

 

(1)  The Shares were sold on the London Stock Exchange at a price of £3.301 per Share. 

 

Following the exercise and sale of Shares, Graham Biggart continues to hold an interest in 646,215 Shares.

 

 

The Notification of Dealing Form can be found below.

 

This notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

 

For further information please contact:

 

Enquiries 

 

Investor Relations: James Collins +44 (0) 20 7695 0080 

 

Media: Rebecca Reilly +44 (0) 20 7695 7295 

 

Notification of dealing form

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Graham Biggart

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

Managing Director Argos and Chief Strategy Officer

 

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

Name

J Sainsbury plc

 

b)

LEI

213800VGZAAJIKJ9Y484

 

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

Transaction 1

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Ordinary shares of 284/7 pence each

 

 

Identification code

ISIN: GB00B019KW72

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of options granted in December 2022 under the J Sainsbury 1980 Savings-Related Share Option Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£1.67

2,931

d)

Aggregated information

 

Aggregated price

Aggregated volume

£4,894.77

2,931

e)

Date of the transaction

30 April 2026

 

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue


Transaction 2

 

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Ordinary shares of 284/7 pence each

 

 

Identification code

ISIN: GB00B019KW72

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of options granted in December 2022 under the J Sainsbury 1980 Savings-Related Share Option Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£3.301

2,931

d)

Aggregated information

 

Aggregated price

Aggregated volume

£9,675.23

2,931

e)

Date of the transaction

30 April 2026

 

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

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