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 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 62,187,848 3.57% 2,866,682 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,671,339 0.10% 1,720,990 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 5,500 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 63,864,687 3.67% 4,587,672 0.26%
(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 3,136 5.9309
Purchase 100 5.9504
Purchase 750 5.9477
Purchase 2,981 5.9500
Purchase 500 5.9377
Purchase 583 5.9500
Purchase 49,016 5.9425
Purchase 7,861 5.9412
Purchase 1,500 Transfer
Purchase 187,131 5.9332
Purchase 1,000 5.9131
Purchase 7,198 5.9100
Sale 239 5.9046
Sale 24,152 Transfer
Sale 8 5.8942
Sale 583 5.9400
Sale 300 5.9461
Sale 17,411 5.9250
Sale 27,394 5.9127
Sale 802 5.9238
Sale 54,590 5.9246
Sale 105 5.9189
Sale 40,000 5.9391
Sale 43,454 5.9421
Sale 6,918 5.9200
Sale 1,379 5.8800
Sale 10,823 5.9088
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 3136 5.9308
CFD Short 187131 5.9332
CFD Short 7861 5.9411
CFD Short 49016 5.9424
CFD Long 10823 5.9088
CFD Long 105 5.9188
CFD Long 6918 5.92
CFD Long 802 5.9238
CFD Long 54590 5.9246
CFD Long 40000 5.9391
CFD Long 43454 5.9421
CFD Long 45911 5.9434
(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) NO
Date of disclosure 24 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