3 August 2016
J Sainsbury plc
(the 'Company')
Notification of transactions by
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMRs')
The Company has been notified today that the following PDMRs have acquired ordinary shares of 284/7 pence each in the Company ('Shares'):
| PDMR | Date Acquired | Number of Shares acquired
| Purchase price per Share | Number of Shares held |
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Susan Rice
|
3 August 2016
|
3,000 |
£2.23
|
4,000 |
|
Brian Cassin |
3 August 2016
|
25,000 |
£2.22 |
25,000 |
The Notification of Dealing Form for each PDMR can be found below.
This notification is made in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation.
For further information please contact:
Lucy Glover
Senior Assistant Company Secretary
+44 (0)20 7695 8066
Notification of dealing form
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Susan Rice | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director
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| 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 | N/A | |||||||
| 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 Identification code | Ordinary shares of 284/7 pence each
GB00B019KW72 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares | |||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 3 August 2016 at 11.19 (UTC +1)
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| f) | Place of the transaction | XLON | |||||||
Notification of dealing form
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Brian Cassin | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director
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| 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 | N/A | |||||||
| 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 Identification code | Ordinary shares of 284/7 pence each
GB00B019KW72 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares | |||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 3 August 2016 at 13.35 (UTC +1)
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| f) | Place of the transaction | XLON | |||||||