01 April 2011
J Sainsbury plc
Purchase of ordinary shares of 28 4/7 pence in J Sainsbury plc ('Shares' and the 'Company', respectively) by Directors of the Company and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) under the Sainsbury's Share Purchase Plan ('SSPP').
The Company was notified on 1 April 2011 that the following Directors and other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility for the Company acquired Shares under the SSPP on 31 March 2011 held through Computershare Company Nominees Limited - ESS (the 'Trustee'):
Director |
Number of Partnership shares purchased at 337.6 pence per share |
Total holding following notification |
Justin King |
34 |
1,319,189 |
Darren Shapland |
35 |
740,428 |
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Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility |
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Helen Buck |
34 |
166,018 |
Gwyn Burr |
34 |
213,426 |
Tim Fallowfield |
35 |
340,596 |
Neil Sachdev |
34 |
41,611 |
The SSPP operates as follows
· Each month the Trustee uses participants' contributions (which may not exceed £115 per participant per four weekly period) to purchase Shares in the market. These shares are called 'Partnership Shares'.