26 May 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 26 May 2011 that the following Directors and other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility for the Company acquired Shares under the SSPP on 26 May 2011 held through Computershare Company Nominees Limited - ESS (the 'Trustee'):
Director |
Number of Partnership shares purchased at 341.25 pence per share |
Total holding following notification |
Justin King |
34 |
1,319,257 |
Darren Shapland |
33 |
831,863 |
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|
|
Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility |
|
|
Helen Buck |
34 |
166,085 |
Gwyn Burr |
34 |
213,493 |
Tim Fallowfield |
33 |
340,662 |
Neil Sachdev |
34 |
41,679 |
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'.