Purchase of Own Securities

Sainsbury(J) PLC
23 July 2003


J Sainsbury plc - Purchase of own securities

In accordance with chapter 15 of the Listing Rules notice is hereby given that
at the Annual General Meeting held on 23 July 2003, the shareholders of J
Sainsbury plc resolved that the Company be generally and unconditionally
authorised to make market purchases (within the meaning of Section 163(3) of the
Companies Act 1985) of Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each in the Company 
('Ordinary Shares') upon or subject to the following conditions:

(a)  the maximum number of Ordinary Shares authorised to be purchased is
     193,750,000;

(b)  the minimum price which may be paid for an Ordinary Share is 25 pence
     (being the nominal value of  an Ordinary Share) exclusive of associated
     expenses;

(c)  the maximum price which may be paid for an Ordinary Share is an amount
     equal to 105 per cent of the average of the middle market quotations for an
     Ordinary Share derived from The London Stock Exchange Daily Official List 
     for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which that 
     Ordinary Share is contracted to be purchased (exclusive of associated 
     expenses);  and

(d)  the authority to purchase hereby conferred shall expire at the conclusion
     of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company after the passing of this
     Resolution or 15 months from the passing of this Resolution, whichever is 
     the earlier, save that the Company may make a contract to purchase Ordinary 
     Shares under this authority before the expiry of the authority which will 
     or may be completed wholly or partly thereafter and a purchase of shares 
     may be made in pursuance of any such contract.


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