REG - Sainsbury(J) PLC - Transaction in Own Shares and Programme Completion

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RNS Number : 5001P  Sainsbury(J) PLC  20 January 2026

20 January 2026

 

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SHARES

J Sainsbury plc (the "Company") announces today that it has purchased the
following number of its ordinary shares, from BNP PARIBAS SA (the "Broker").

Ordinary Shares

 Date of purchases:                                     19 January 2026
 Number of ordinary shares purchased:                   633,786
 Highest price paid per share (pence):                  321.0000
 Lowest price paid per share (pence):                   315.6000
 Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):  318.6183

 

 Such purchases form part of the Company's existing share buyback programme and
 were effected pursuant to the instructions issued to the Broker by the Company
 on 6 November 2025 as announced on 7 November 2025.
 The Company intends to cancel these Shares.
 In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market
 Abuse Regulation) (as such legislation forms part of retained EU law as
 defined in the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018), a full breakdown (in aggregated and
 detailed form) of the individual trades made by the Broker on behalf of the
 Company as part of the buyback programme is set out in the Schedule to this
 announcement available through the link below

 http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5001P_1-2026-1-19.pdf
 (http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5001P_1-2026-1-19.pdf)

 Completion of Share Buyback Programme

 This purchase completes the share buyback programme of up to £92m, which
 began on 7 November 2025. A total of 28,587,666 ordinary J Sainsbury PLC
 shares were purchased, with an aggregate purchase price of £92.0 million. All
 shares purchased as part of the share buyback programme will be cancelled.

 Enquiries

 Investor Relations                                                            Media

 James Collins                                                                 Rebecca Reilly
 +44 (0) 7801 813 074                                                          +44 (0) 20 7695 7295

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