Director/PDMR Shareholding

PDMR

Date

Acquired

Number of Shares acquired

Purchase price

per Share

Total number of Shares held

Martin Scicluna

12 November 2018

15,000

£3.21

15,000

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Martin Scicluna

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chairman Designate and Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J Sainsbury plc

b)

LEI

213800VGZAAJIKJ9Y484

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 284/7 pence each

GB00B019KW72

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of ordinary shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

e)

Date of the transaction

12 November 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON