Transaction in Own Shares

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J Sainsbury plc has announced the purchase of 965,000 ordinary shares on December 9, 2025, as part of its ongoing share buyback program. The shares were acquired at a volume weighted average price of 310.8214 pence, with the highest price paid being 313.4000 pence and the lowest at 304.6000 pence. These repurchased shares are intended for cancellation, which could potentially impact the company's earnings per share and overall share structure.

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Sainsbury(J) PLC
10 December 2025
 

10 December 2025

 

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SHARES

J Sainsbury plc (the "Company") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares, from BNP PARIBAS SA (the "Broker").

Ordinary Shares

Date of purchases:

9 December 2025

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

965,000

Highest price paid per share (pence):

313.4000

Lowest price paid per share (pence):

304.6000

Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):

310.8214

 

Such purchases form part of the Company's existing share buyback programme and were effected pursuant to the instructions issued to the Broker by the Company on 6 November 2025 as announced on 7 November 2025.

The Company intends to cancel these Shares.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) (as such legislation forms part of retained EU law as defined in the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018), a full breakdown (in aggregated and detailed form) of the individual trades made by the Broker on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme is set out in the Schedule to this announcement available through the link below


http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8988K_1-2025-12-9.pdf

 

 





 


 


 






 

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