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 08 October 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 59,290,917 3.40% 2,380,968 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 15,286,767 0.88% 15,058,291 0.86%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,750 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 74,579,434 4.28% 17,439,259 1.00%
(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 1,702 5.8387
Purchase 17,570 5.8495
Purchase 335 5.8475
Purchase 45,158 5.8418
Purchase 1,048 5.8504
Purchase 27,476 5.8491
Purchase 168 5.8387
Purchase 578 Transfer
Purchase 235 5.8687
Purchase 113 5.8437
Purchase 71,957 5.8415
Purchase 167,840 5.8300
Purchase 1,000 5.8487
Purchase 4,932 5.8487
Purchase 167,840 5.8000
Purchase 17,570 5.8495
Purchase 167,840 5.8425
Purchase 11,515 5.8637
Sale 972 5.8375
Sale 3,711 5.8550
Sale 133 5.8362
Sale 3,933 5.8500
Sale 167,840 5.8425
Sale 2,120 5.8463
Sale 1,239 5.8550
Sale 1,825 5.8500
Sale 5,925 5.8500
Sale 4,813 5.8345
Sale 253 5.8500
Sale 10,254 5.8498
Sale 1,841 5.8500
Sale 4,900 5.8600
Sale 1,724 5.8500
Sale 1,517 5.8500
Sale 167,840 5.8000
Sale 167,840 5.8425
Sale 793 5.8550
Sale 5,632 5.8500
Sale 1,847 5.8550
Sale 167,840 5.8300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 71957 5.8414
CFD Short 45158 5.8417
CFD Short 27476 5.8491
CFD Short 1048 5.8503
CFD Short 11515 5.8636
CFD Long 4813 5.8344
CFD Long 10254 5.8497
(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) YES
Date of disclosure 09 October 2007
Contact name Geoff Smith
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
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 1,250 390.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 390.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the
Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk