5 January 2012
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 5 January 2012 that the following Directors and other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility for the Company acquired Shares under the SSPP on 5 January 2012 held through Computershare Company Nominees Limited - ESS (the 'Trustee'):
Director |
Number of Partnership shares purchased at 301.35 pence per share |
Total holding following notification |
Justin King |
38 |
825,441 |
John Rogers |
39 |
192,419 |
Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility |
|
|
Helen Buck |
38 |
166,390 |
Gwyn Burr |
38 |
272,699 |
Tim Fallowfield |
38 |
358,135 |
Neil Sachdev |
38 |
41,984 |
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'.