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 July 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        61,784,801     3.55%       3,294,496    0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives      1,204,536     0.07%         850,803    0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          2,750     0.00%               0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                62,992,087    3.62%       4,145,299    0.24%


(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      18,800               5.8633
Purchase      2,110                5.8550
Purchase      4,545                5.8305
Purchase      3,616                5.8550
Purchase      21,315               5.8606
Purchase      2,708                5.8305
Purchase      65,607               5.8550
Purchase      862                  5.8550
Purchase      568                  Transfer
Purchase      800                  Transfer
Purchase      65                   5.8532
Sale          437                  5.8462
Sale          1,059                5.8362
Sale          491                  5.8412
Sale          800                  Transfer
Sale          400                  5.8612
Sale          84                   5.8412
Sale          15,502               5.8544
Sale          3,000                5.8438
Sale          88,626               5.8396
Sale          2,083                5.8595
Sale          1,500                5.8373

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of    Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      Securities   Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD                 (Note 7)
CFD        Short         21315        5.8605
CFD        Short         8800         5.8606
CFD        Short         10000        5.8655
CFD        Long          88626        5.8395
CFD        Long          3000         5.8438
CFD        Long          15502        5.8544
CFD        Long          2083         5.8594


(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 (Note 5)
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)



(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                         18 July 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