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 23 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 59,460,285 3.41% 2,488,089 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 16,826,720 0.97% 16,605,471 0.95%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,750 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell
Total 76,288,755 4.38% 19,093,560 1.10%
(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 12,595 5.8000
Purchase 383 Transfer
Purchase 875 Transfer
Purchase 6,869 5.8135
Purchase 55,840 5.7750
Purchase 39,303 5.8000
Purchase 1,187 5.8000
Purchase 1,461 5.7953
Purchase 106,007 5.8178
Purchase 514,278 5.7750
Purchase 11,457 5.8000
Purchase 731 5.8000
Purchase 1,000 5.8050
Purchase 18,204 5.8050
Purchase 139,970 5.7750
Sale 407 5.8143
Sale 590 5.8012
Sale 18 5.7950
Sale 875 5.8162
Sale 683 5.8212
Sale 39,588 5.8078
Sale 3,499 5.8225
Sale 13,987 5.8000
Sale 111,373 5.8072
Sale 1,421 5.8065
Sale 8,659 5.8200
Sale 10,000 5.8200
Sale 3,000 5.8215
NB: The below transactions which were previously reported have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities price per unit
22/10/07 Sale 10,000 5.7600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 19204 5.805
CFD Short 6869 5.8135
CFD Short 106007 5.8178
CFD Long 111373 5.8072
CFD Long 39588 5.8077
CFD Long 407 5.8142
CFD Long 10000 5.82
(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 24 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