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               03 April 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     51,734,828  2.98%        4,288,363        0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives   1,859,123  0.11%          676,590        0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     658,227  0.04%             0           0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            54,252,178  3.13%        4,964,953        0.29%


(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      493                  5.5600
Purchase      1,318                5.5511
Purchase      132,090              5.5610
Purchase      92,108               5.5102
Purchase      6,440                5.5600
Purchase      380                  5.5600
Purchase      17,758               5.5657
Purchase      31,140               5.5600
Purchase      2,000                5.5788
Purchase      39,713               5.5600
Sale          637                  5.5180
Sale          60,000               5.5600
Sale          500                  5.5763
Sale          750                  5.5813
Sale          5,287                5.5650
Sale          2,546                5.5762
Sale          47,447               5.5667
Sale          8,364                5.5989
Sale          1,318                5.5739
Sale          25                   5.5792
Sale          4,740                5.5600

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         92108         5.5102
CFD            Short         1318          5.5511
CFD            Short         132090        5.5609
CFD            Short         17758         5.5657
CFD            Long          5287          5.565
CFD            Long          47447         5.5667
CFD            Long          1318          5.5738
CFD            Long          25            5.5792
CFD            Long          8364          5.5988

(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                         04 April 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