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 19 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 58,677,951 3.37% 2,513,039 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 16,507,016 0.95% 16,297,973 0.94%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,750 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell
Total 75,186,717 4.32% 18,811,012 1.08%
(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 91,502 5.8300
Purchase 2,157 5.8355
Purchase 226 5.8337
Purchase 9,741 5.8400
Purchase 96,463 5.8300
Purchase 1,200 5.8284
Purchase 3,537 5.8300
Purchase 17,378 5.8350
Purchase 60,944 5.8350
Purchase 841 5.8350
Purchase 1,223 5.8301
Purchase 202 5.8337
Purchase 4,900 5.8350
Sale 4,932 5.8265
Sale 6,312 5.8189
Sale 1,212 5.8312
Sale 4,289 5.8300
Sale 20,661 5.8289
Sale 91,502 5.8300
Sale 3,005 5.8315
Sale 25,000 5.8329
Sale 60,944 5.8200
Sale 2,446 5.8245
Sale 25,000 5.8329
Sale 27,649 5.8252
Sale 22,194 5.8267
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1223 5.83
CFD Short 4900 5.835
CFD Short 2157 5.8355
CFD Short 9741 5.84
CFD Long 6312 5.8188
CFD Long 2446 5.8244
CFD Long 27649 5.8252
CFD Long 22194 5.8266
CFD Long 20661 5.8288
(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 22 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
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