Transaction in Own Shares

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J Sainsbury plc has announced the purchase of 3,861,432 ordinary shares between July 17 and July 23, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback program. The highest price paid per share was 361.0000 pence, and the lowest was 342.6000 pence, with a volume-weighted average price of approximately 354.70 pence across these transactions. These repurchased shares are intended for cancellation, which could impact the company's outstanding share count and potentially its earnings per share.

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Sainsbury(J) PLC
24 July 2026
 

 24 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)

17 July 2026

               771,416

361.0000

357.3000

359.2618

20 July 2026

               760,000

358.1000

354.9000

356.8078

21 July 2026

               770,000

356.5000

351.0000

352.9134

22 July 2026

               770,000

356.5000

351.6000

354.0518

23 July 2026

               790,000

351.4000

342.6000

347.3136

 

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/6603N_1-2026-7-23.pdf

 

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