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