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J Sainsbury plc announced on 29 May 2026 that it purchased a total of 4,460,000 of its ordinary shares from Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited between 22 May and 28 May 2026, as part of an existing share buyback programme. These shares were bought at volume weighted average prices ranging from 315.4312 pence to 304.1016 pence, and the Company intends to cancel them.
| Date | 29 May 2026 |
| Time | 07:00:03 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 1300G |
29 May 2026
TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SHARES
J Sainsbury plc (the "Company") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares, from Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited (the "Broker").
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Date of Purchase |
Aggregate Number of shares |
Highest price paid (pence) |
Lowest price paid (pence) |
Volume weighted average price (pence) |
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22 May 2026 |
1,090,000 |
318.5000 |
312.5000 |
315.4312 |
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26 May 2026 |
1,100,000 |
312.9000 |
307.2000 |
309.6321 |
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27 May 2026 |
1,130,000 |
307.9000 |
303.0000 |
305.9330 |
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28 May 2026 |
1,140,000 |
306.8000 |
302.9000 |
304.1016 |
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 23 April 2026 as announced on 24 April 2026.
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/1300G_1-2026-5-28.pdf
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