15 December 2016
J Sainsbury plc
(the 'Company')
Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMRs')
The Company has been notified of the following transactions in the Company's ordinary shares of 284/7 pence each ('Shares') undertaken by PDMRs. On 14 December 2016, the following PDMRs were granted options to buy Shares at an option price of £1.85 per Share under the terms of the Company's Savings-Related Share Option Scheme ('Sharesave').
| PDMR | Number of options granted | Savings term | Options exercisable between |
| Tim Fallowfield | 1,362 | 3 years | 1 March 2020 and 31 August 2020 |
| Paul Mills-Hicks | 1,362 | 3 years | 1 March 2020 and 31 August 2020 |
The Notification of Dealing Forms can be found below.
This notification is made in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
For further information please contact:
Lucy Glover
Senior Assistant Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)20 7695 8066
Notification of dealing form
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Tim Fallowfield | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Company Secretary and Corporate Services 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
ISIN: GB00B019KW72 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the J Sainsbury plc Savings-Related Share Option Scheme ('Sharesave')
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| 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 | 14 December 2016 (UTC) | |||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Grant of options occurred outside a trading venue | |||||||
Notification of dealing form
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Paul Mills-Hicks | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Food Commercial Director | |||||||
| 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
ISIN: GB00B019KW72 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the J Sainsbury plc Savings-Related Share Option Scheme ('Sharesave')
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| 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 | 14 December 2016 (UTC) | |||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Grant of options occurred outside a trading venue | |||||||