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               16 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      58,492,681     3.36%       2,747,110     0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives   16,301,150     0.94%      15,907,324     0.91%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        1,750     0.00%               0     0.00%
purchase/sell
Total             74,795,581     4.29%       18,654,434    1.07%


(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      622                  Transfer
Purchase      439                  5.8300
Purchase      825                  5.8200
Purchase      221                  Transfer
Purchase      1,000                5.8357
Purchase      8,300                5.8350
Sale          10,611               5.8306
Sale          4,148                5.8306
Sale          10,653               5.8311
Sale          129,735              5.8306
Sale          13                   5.8300
Sale          40,470               5.8306
Sale          99,020               5.8306
Sale          86                   5.8312
Sale          221                  Transfer
Sale          301,378              5.8306
Sale          400                  5.8362
Sale          17,753               5.8306
Sale          82,513               5.8306
Sale          907                  5.8300
Sale          3,043                5.8306
Sale          825                  5.8200
Sale          104,362              5.8323
Sale          1,710                5.8350
Sale          8,033                5.8306
Sale          7,415                5.8306
Sale          60,900               5.8344
Sale          3,294                5.8306
Sale          1,223                5.8439
Sale          4,069                5.8306

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         8300          5.835
CFD            Short         1000          5.8357
CFD            Long          10653         5.8311
CFD            Long          104362        5.8322
CFD            Long          60900         5.8343
CFD            Long          1710          5.835
CFD            Long          1223          5.8438

(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                         17 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)


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
Notes

1. 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