1 May 2019
J Sainsbury plc
(the 'Company')
Notification of transactions by
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMRs')
The Company has been notified that the following PDMRs acquired ordinary shares of 284/7 pence each in the Company ('Shares'):
| PDMRs | Date Acquired | Number of Shares acquired
| Purchase price per Share | Total number of Shares held |
|
Mike Coupe
|
1 May 2019 |
100,000 |
£2.3065
|
1,702,727 |
|
Kevin O'Byrne |
1 May 2019 |
70,000 |
£2.2950
|
250,000 |
The Notification of Dealing Forms for each PDMR can be found below.
This notification is made in accordance with the requirements of Market Abuse Regulation Article 19.
For further information please contact:
Julia Foo
Deputy Company Secretary
+44 (0) 7545 204797
Notification of dealing form
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||
| a) | Name | Mike Coupe | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification
| ||
| a) | Position/status | Group 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
| ||
| 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 | Purchase of shares | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| £2.3065 | 100,000 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information
| Aggregated price | Aggregated volume |
| N/A | N/A | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 1 May 2019
| |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |
Notification of dealing form
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||
| a) | Name | Kevin O'Byrne | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification
| ||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial 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
| ||
| 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 | Purchase of shares | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| £2.2950
| 70,000 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information
| Aggregated price | Aggregated volume |
| N/A | N/A | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 1 May 2019
| |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |