Director/PDMR Shareholding

Sainsbury(J) PLC
14 July 2006



14 July 2006


Share awards


Following approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 12 July
2006, the following awards under the J Sainsbury plc Long Term Incentive Plan
2006 have been made:



Board Directors


       Name          Date of Grant    Core Share Award   Maximum Share   First Exercise Date Last Exercise Date
                                            (1)            Award (2)             (3)
  Justin Matthew      13 July 2006         97,606           390,424           May 2009            May 2011
       King

   Darren Mark        13 July 2006         47,120           188,480           May 2009            May 2011
     Shapland






Key Management Personal


       Name          Date of Grant    Core Share Award   Maximum Share   First Exercise Date Last Exercise Date
                                            (1)            Award (2)             (3)                 (4)
  Roger Michael       13 July 2006         31,413           125,652           May 2009            May 2011
     Burnley

    Gwyn Burr         13 July 2006         38,219           152,876           May 2009            May 2011

  Michael Andrew      13 July 2006         46,596           186,384           May 2009            May 2011
      Coupe

     Timothy          13 July 2006         21,465            85,860           May 2009            May 2011
   Fallowfield

 Kennedy McMeikan     13 July 2006         33,507           134,028           May 2009            May 2011


   Imelda Walsh       13 July 2006         28,795           115,180           May 2009            May 2011



(1)      The Core Award has been calculated according to the closing mid-market
share price averaged over the 5 day period preceding 13 July 2006, 334.25p.

(2)     The maximum share award, which would become exercisable if the
performance conditions (return on capital employed and growth in cash flow per
share) are met in full.

(3)     Following the Preliminary Results announcement in 2009.

(4)     A detailed summary of the plan is set out in the 2006 Annual Report and
the Notice of AGM dated 8 June 2006, both of which are on the Company's website
at j-sainsbury.co.uk



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