Transaction in Own Shares

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J Sainsbury plc has completed the first £200 million tranche of its share buyback programme by purchasing 262,394 ordinary shares on 24 July 2026 at a volume weighted average price of 345.0933 pence per share, with the highest price paid being 346.7000 pence and the lowest 343.3000 pence. This purchase brings the total number of shares acquired in this tranche to 62,949,419, at an aggregate cost of approximately £200 million, and all repurchased shares will be cancelled.

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Sainsbury(J) PLC
27 July 2026
 

 27 July 2026

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SHARES AND PROGRAMME COMPLETION

J Sainsbury plc (the "Company") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares ("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)

24 July 2026

262,394

346.7000

343.3000

345.0933

 

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/8404N_1-2026-7-24.pdf

Completion of the First Tranche of the Share Buyback Programme

This purchase completes the first £200 million tranche of the Company's share buyback programme (the "Programme") of up to £300 million, which began on 24 April 2026. A total of 62,949,419 Shares were purchased, with an aggregate purchase price of approximately £200 million. All Shares purchased as part of the share buyback programme will be cancelled.

 

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