Director/PDMR Shareholding

Sainsbury(J) PLC
20 June 2007


20 June 2007


Share awards


This disclosure has been made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4. of the
Disclosure Rules.


The following awards have been made under the J Sainsbury plc Deferred Bonus
Plan 2006:


Board Directors


       Name         Date of Grant     Deferred    Total number of  Maximum Matching  First Exercise      Last
                                    Bonus Share     shares held    Share Award (2)      Date (3)       Exercise
                                     Award (1)    following this                                         Date
                                                    allocation

  Justin Matthew     20 June 2007      86,026         390,135          172,052          May 2010       May 2012
       King

   Darren Mark       20 June 2007      29,033         118,255           58,066          May 2010       May 2012
     Shapland



Key Management Personnel


       Name         Date of Grant     Deferred    Total number of  Maximum Matching  First Exercise      Last
                                       Bonus        shares held    Share Award (2)      Date (3)       Exercise
                                                  following this                                         Date
                                    Share Award     allocation
                                        (1)
  Roger Michael    20 June 2007        18,495         70,236            36,990          May 2010     May 2012
     Burnley

    Gwyn Burr      20 June 2007        17,073         79,796            34,146          May 2010     May 2012


  Michael Andrew   20 June 2007        21,294         97,243            42,588          May 2010     May 2012
      Coupe

     Timothy       20 June 2007        12,785         55,781            25,570          May 2010     May 2012
   Fallowfield


 Kennedy McMeikan  20 June 2007        19,728         72,892            39,456          May 2010     May 2012


   Imelda Walsh    20 June 2007        12,863         58,053            25,726          May 2010     May 2012



(1)     Deferred Share Award has been allocated by Computershare Trustees (C.I.)
Limited, the Company's Employee Share Ownership Trust to each participant at nil
cost per ordinary share of 28 4/7 pence each.

(2)     The maximum share award, is the maximum matching share award that would
become exercisable provided that the Company achieves first position within the
comparator group. The Company's relative performance is determined by reference
to total shareholder return.

(3)     Following the Preliminary Results announcement in 2010.

(4)     Awards have been made over ordinary shares of 28 4/7 pence for nil
consideration.





The following awards have been made under the J Sainsbury plc Long Term
Incentive Plan 2006:



Board Directors


       Name          Date of Grant    Core Share Award   Maximum Share   First Exercise Date Last Exercise Date
                                            (1)            Award (2)             (3)

  Justin Matthew      20 June 2007         95,211           380,844           May 2010            May 2012
       King

   Darren Mark        20 June 2007         44,805           179,220           May 2010            May 2012
     Shapland




Key Management Personal


       Name          Date of Grant    Core Share Award   Maximum Share   First Exercise Date Last Exercise Date
                                            (1)            Award (2)             (3)

  Roger Michael    20 June 2007            27,779           111,116           May 2010            May 2012
     Burnley

    Gwyn Burr      20 June 2007            33,604           134,416           May 2010            May 2012


  Michael Andrew   20 June 2007            40,773           163,092           May 2010            May 2012
      Coupe

     Timothy       20 June 2007            19,714           78,856            May 2010            May 2012
   Fallowfield


 Kennedy McMeikan  20 June 2007            29,571           118,284           May 2010            May 2012


   Imelda Walsh    20 June 2007            26,883           107,532           May 2010            May 2012



(1)     Core award

(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. The J Sainsbury plc Long-Term Incentive Plan 2006 is a
nil cost option plan

(3)     Following the Preliminary Results announcement in 2010.

(4)     Awards have been made over ordinary shares of 28 4/7 pence for nil
consideration.



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