Director Shareholding

Sainsbury(J) PLC
24 May 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company

J Sainsbury plc

2)  Name of director

Philip Hampton

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual  holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of
a non-beneficial interest

Philip Hampton


4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Philip Hampton

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

n/a

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary


Purchase of Ordinary Shares


7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired


25,000 J Sainsbury plc shares

8)  Percentage of issued class

n/a

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

n/a

10) Percentage of issued class

n/a

11) Class of security

Ordinary J Sainsbury plc shares of 284/7 each

12) Price per share

294p

13) Date of transaction

23 May 2005

14) Date company informed

24 May 2005

15) Total holding following this notification

n/a

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

n/a

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification



23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Hazel Jarvis  0207 695 6378

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

Tim Fallowfield

    Date of Notification.. 24 May 2005




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