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 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        62,158,389     3.57%       2,987,711    0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives      1,415,323     0.08%       1,392,942    0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          2,750     0.00%               0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                63,576,462    3.65%       4,380,653    0.25%


(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      2,500                5.9138
Purchase      504                  5.9088
Purchase      333                  5.9237
Purchase      135                  5.9127
Purchase      167                  5.9127
Purchase      149                  5.9138
Purchase      4,216                5.9209
Purchase      1,750                Transfer
Purchase      40                   5.9287
Purchase      8,000                5.9127
Purchase      3,900                5.9150
Purchase      7,114                5.9188
Purchase      4,100                5.9156
Purchase      6,531                5.9200
Purchase      1,967                5.9212
Purchase      507                  5.9127
Sale          3,509                5.9211
Sale          1,750                Transfer
Sale          500                  5.9212
Sale          933                  5.9211
Sale          1,216                Transfer
Sale          91,289               5.9201
Sale          41,624               5.9050
Sale          2,500                5.9161
Sale          1,000                5.9162
Sale          233                  Transfer
Sale          3,400                5.9178
Sale          4,000                5.9200
Sale          3,841                5.9195
Sale          2,750                5.9212


(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         3900         5.915
CFD        Short         1694         5.9155
CFD        Short         4100         5.9156
CFD        Short         7114         5.9187
CFD        Short         1967         5.9211
CFD        Short         2522         5.9244
CFD        Long          3400         5.9177
CFD        Long          3841         5.9194
CFD        Long          4000         5.92
CFD        Long          91289        5.9201


(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                         20 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