15 December 2020
J Sainsbury plc
(the 'Company')
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Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMRs')
The Company confirms that on 14 December 2020, the following PDMRs were granted options to buy the Company's ordinary shares of 284/7 pence each ('Shares') at an option price of��1.61�per Share under the terms of the Company's Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (also known as Sharesave).
| PDMRs | Number of options granted � | �Savings term | �Options exercisable between |
| Jim Brown | 1,833 | �3 years | �1 March 2024 and 31 August 2024 � |
| Simon Roberts | 1,833 | �3 years | �1 March 2024 and 31 August 2024 � |
The Notification of Dealing Forms can be found below.
This notification is made in accordance with the requirements of Market Abuse Regulation Article 19.
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For further information please contact:
Lucy Glover
Senior Assistant Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)20 7695 8066
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Notification of dealing form
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated � | ||
| a) | Name | Jim Brown | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer - Sainsbury's Bank | |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor � | ||
| a) | Name | J Sainsbury plc � | |
| b) | LEI | 213800VGZAAJIKJ9Y484 � | |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted � | ||
| | Transaction 1 | ||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 284/7 pence each � | |
| Identification code | ISIN: GB00B019KW72 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options over shares under the J Sainsbury plc Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (also known as Sharesave) � | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| �1.61 | 1,833 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information � | Aggregated price | Aggregated volume |
| N/A | N/A | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 14 December 2020 � | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |
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| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated � | ||
| a) | Name | Simon Roberts | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor � | ||
| a) | Name | J Sainsbury plc � | |
| b) | LEI | 213800VGZAAJIKJ9Y484 � | |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted � | ||
| | Transaction 1 | ||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 284/7 pence each � | |
| Identification code | ISIN: GB00B019KW72 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options over shares under the J Sainsbury plc Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (also known as Sharesave) � | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| �1.61 | 1,833 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information � | Aggregated price | Aggregated volume |
| N/A | N/A | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 14 December 2020 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |
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