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               18 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        62,275,021     3.58%       2,868,030    0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives      1,312,793     0.08%       1,371,645    0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          2,750     0.00%               0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                63,590,564    3.65%       4,239,675    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      2,900                5.9337
Purchase      1,500                5.9375
Purchase      1,402                5.9237
Purchase      2,466                5.9287
Purchase      2,000                5.9437
Purchase      43,347               5.9267
Purchase      1,000                5.9337
Purchase      166                  5.9906
Purchase      1,352                5.9387
Purchase      1,135                5.9287
Purchase      47                   5.9783
Purchase      836                  5.9387
Purchase      1,676                5.9327
Purchase      8                    Transfer
Purchase      700                  5.9783
Purchase      3,005                5.9141
Purchase      594                  5.9325
Purchase      58                   Transfer
Purchase      840                  5.9387
Purchase      5,000                5.9137
Purchase      1,662                5.9791
Purchase      1,000                5.9691
Purchase      166                  5.9387
Purchase      1,668                5.9941
Purchase      771                  5.9375
Purchase      8,369                5.9433
Purchase      123                  5.9387
Purchase      133                  5.9871
Purchase      2,000                5.9387
Purchase      836                  5.9791
Purchase      167                  5.9791
Purchase      16,646               5.9062
Purchase      25,950               5.9050
Purchase      15,000               5.9050
Purchase      823                  5.9514
Purchase      113,267              5.9332
Purchase      686                  5.9514
Purchase      318,295              5.9448
Purchase      617                  5.9514
Purchase      26,746               5.9095
Purchase      835                  5.9412
Purchase      3,419                5.9514
Purchase      496                  5.9930
Purchase      1,706                5.9655
Purchase      169                  5.9137
Purchase      413                  5.9991
Purchase      831                  5.9783
Purchase      250                  5.9741
Purchase      2,000                5.9871
Purchase      576                  5.9287
Purchase      5,010                5.9871
Sale          612                  5.9412
Sale          548                  5.9958
Sale          870                  5.9312
Sale          87,470               5.9398
Sale          8                    Transfer
Sale          2,845                5.9338
Sale          3,000                5.9138
Sale          438                  5.9312
Sale          150                  5.9412
Sale          931                  5.9417
Sale          1,000                5.9162
Sale          853                  5.9362
Sale          1,500                5.9175
Sale          618                  5.9162
Sale          5,010                5.9061
Sale          3,000                5.9312
Sale          1,869                5.9175
Sale          650                  5.9362
Sale          97                   5.9262
Sale          14,942               5.9149
Sale          200                  5.9262
Sale          836                  5.9023
Sale          995                  Transfer
Sale          2,000                5.9061


(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         16646        5.9061
CFD        Short         26746        5.9095
CFD        Short         43347        5.9267
CFD        Short         113267       5.9331
CFD        Short         835          5.9411
CFD        Short         318295       5.9448
CFD        Short         1706         5.9655
CFD        Long          3000         5.9138
CFD        Long          14942        5.9148
CFD        Long          2845         5.9338
CFD        Long          87470        5.9397


(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                         19 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