Transaction in Own Shares

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J Sainsbury plc has announced the purchase of a total of 3,657,500 ordinary shares between May 1st and May 7th, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback program. The highest price paid per share was 329.9000 pence, and the lowest was 318.4000 pence, with a volume-weighted average price of approximately 324.71 pence across these transactions. The company intends to cancel these repurchased shares.

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Sainsbury(J) PLC
08 May 2026
 

 8 May 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)

1st May 2026

908,500

329.9000

326.0000

328.5978

5th May 2026

919,000

329.6000

320.2000

324.4753

6th May 2026

910,000

328.3000

322.1000

324.9249

7th May 2026

920,000

325.7000

318.4000

320.4641

 

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/5022D_1-2026-5-7.pdf

 

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