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 20 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 62,154,250 3.57% 2,923,185 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,468,736 0.08% 1,473,846 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 5,550 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 63,628,486 3.65% 4,397,031 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 1,170 5.9350
Purchase 1,350 5.9337
Purchase 1,379 5.9050
Purchase 80,904 5.9219
Purchase 875 Transfer
Purchase 250 5.9138
Purchase 1,802 5.9338
Purchase 26,983 5.9351
Purchase 50 5.9215
Purchase 1,212 5.9338
Purchase 8 5.9325
Sale 1,750 5.9273
Sale 8,443 5.9100
Sale 246 5.9273
Sale 1,402 5.9268
Sale 808 5.9273
Sale 73 5.9268
Sale 500 5.9307
Sale 836 5.9368
Sale 250 5.9285
Sale 1,379 5.9050
Sale 16,707 5.9310
Sale 28,538 5.9186
Sale 10,773 5.9100
Sale 26,983 5.9100
Sale 827 5.9100
Sale 125 5.9300
Sale 8,043 5.9259
Sale 1,170 5.9300
Sale 10,380 5.9100
Sale 889 5.9361
(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 80904 5.9218
CFD Long 28538 5.9185
CFD Long 8043 5.9259
CFD Long 125 5.93
CFD Long 16707 5.931
(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 23 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