Transaction in Own Shares and Programme Completion

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J Sainsbury plc has completed its share buyback programme, purchasing 633,786 ordinary shares on January 19, 2026, at a volume weighted average price of 318.6183 pence per share. This final purchase brings the total expenditure for the programme, which began on November 7, 2025, to £92.0 million, with 28,587,666 shares acquired. All repurchased shares are intended for cancellation, which is a positive signal to the market as it reduces the number of outstanding shares.

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Sainsbury(J) PLC

20 January 2026

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:	19 January 2026
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	633,786
Highest price paid per share (pence):	321.0000
Lowest price paid per share (pence):	315.6000
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):	318.6183

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/5001P_1-2026-1-19.pdf
Completion of Share Buyback Programme This purchase completes the share buyback programme of up to £92m, which began on 7 November 2025. A total of 28,587,666 ordinary J Sainsbury PLC shares were purchased, with an aggregate purchase price of £92.0 million. All shares purchased as part of the share buyback programme will be cancelled.

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