Rule 8.3 - SAINSBURY(J)

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              SAINSBURY(J)
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.28571428
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               27 March 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant     50,870,584       2.93%     4,445,561      0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives   1,996,899       0.12%       448,379      0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and   1,002,150       0.06%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            53,869,633       3.11%     4,893,940      0.28%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      64,518               5.5184
Purchase      49,819               5.5069
Purchase      128,317              5.5184
Purchase      59,032               5.5100
Purchase      6,488                5.4850
Purchase      78,760               5.4850
Purchase      1,446                5.4328
Purchase      1,066                5.4328
Purchase      945                  5.4328
Purchase      6,700                5.5200
Sale          2,319                5.5025
Sale          862                  5.5113
Sale          78,760               5.4850
Sale          331                  5.5100
Sale          3,000                5.5139
Sale          12,969               5.5120
Sale          6,831                5.5069
Sale          24,960               5.5089
Sale          15,599               5.5120
Sale          4,489                5.5150
Sale          20,400               5.5100
Sale          1,300                5.5025
Sale          6,488                5.4850
Sale          1,837                5.5162
Sale          43,581               5.5031
Sale          1,087                5.5113



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         49819         5.5068
CFD            Short         6700          5.52
CFD            Long          43581         5.5031
CFD            Long          6831          5.5068
CFD            Long          24960         5.5088
CFD            Long          20400         5.51
CFD            Long          3000          5.5138

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         28 March 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk