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 17 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 58,709,738 3.37% 2,417,311 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 16,357,283 0.94% 16,119,867 0.93%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,750 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell
Total 75,068,771 4.31% 18,537,178 1.06%
(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 2,130 5.8400
Purchase 1,500 5.8384
Purchase 400 5.8425
Purchase 95 5.8387
Purchase 15,840 5.8400
Purchase 64,482 5.8400
Purchase 7 5.8400
Purchase 1,759 5.8400
Purchase 1,254 5.8400
Purchase 4,100 5.8400
Purchase 5,020 5.8400
Purchase 3,500 5.8357
Purchase 13,124 5.8400
Purchase 2,741 5.8400
Purchase 2,271 5.8400
Purchase 4,100 5.8400
Purchase 4,084 5.8400
Purchase 2,272 5.8450
Purchase 1,197 5.8400
Purchase 1,703 5.8400
Purchase 1,072 5.8410
Purchase 6,295 5.8411
Purchase 133,094 5.8412
Purchase 1,072 5.8410
Purchase 1,724 5.8400
Purchase 5,896 5.8400
Purchase 1,811 5.8400
Purchase 4,100 5.8400
Sale 500 5.8362
Sale 1,044 5.8415
Sale 506 5.8400
Sale 500 5.8362
Sale 6,862 5.8400
Sale 21,322 5.8370
Sale 14,967 5.8350
Sale 825 5.8350
Sale 428 5.8362
Sale 1,072 5.8410
Sale 19,844 5.8353
Sale 1,716 5.8400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 3500 5.8357
CFD Short 68582 5.84
CFD Short 1072 5.8409
CFD Short 139389 5.8411
CFD Long 14967 5.835
CFD Long 19844 5.8352
CFD Long 21322 5.8369
(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 18 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 21/12/2007Notes
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