27 July 2026

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SHARES AND PROGRAMME COMPLETION

J Sainsbury plc (the "Company") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares ("Shares"), from Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited (the "Broker").

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/8404N_1-2026-7-24.pdf

Completion of the First Tranche of the Share Buyback Programme

This purchase completes the first £200 million tranche of the Company's share buyback programme (the "Programme") of up to £300 million, which began on 24 April 2026. A total of 62,949,419 Shares were purchased, with an aggregate purchase price of approximately £200 million. All Shares purchased as part of the share buyback programme will be cancelled.