Transaction in Own Shares

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J Sainsbury plc has announced the purchase of a total of 4,305,000 ordinary shares between July 3rd and July 9th, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback program. The highest price paid per share was 339.4000 pence, and the lowest was 330.8000 pence, with a volume-weighted average price of approximately 335.40 pence across these transactions. These repurchased shares are intended for cancellation, which could potentially impact the company's earnings per share and overall share count.

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Sainsbury(J) PLC
10 July 2026
 

 10 July 2026

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SHARES

 

J Sainsbury plc (the "Company") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares, from Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited (the "Broker").

Date of Purchase

Aggregate Number of shares

Highest price paid (pence)

Lowest price paid (pence)

Volume weighted average price (pence)

03 July 2026

               890,000

337.9000

 330.8000

335.1378

06 July 2026

               890,000

337.8000

331.0000

333.9424

07 July 2026

               885,000

339.4000

332.7000

336.9986

08 July 2026

               860,000

337.9000

335.1000

336.7205

09 July 2026

               885,000

338.5000

333.3000

336.4628

 

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 23 April 2026 as announced on 24 April 2026.

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/7836L_1-2026-7-9.pdf

 

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