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 24 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 62,035,136 3.56% 3,063,519 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,838,494 0.11% 1,732,854 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,750 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 63,876,380 3.67% 4,796,373 0.28%
(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 7,296 5.9030
Purchase 169 5.9227
Purchase 1,400 5.9188
Purchase 295 Transfer
Purchase 333 5.9327
Purchase 8,233 5.9050
Purchase 3,111 5.9358
Purchase 44 5.9207
Purchase 1,413 5.9050
Purchase 3,099 5.9400
Purchase 13,708 5.9050
Sale 253 5.9211
Sale 872 5.9211
Sale 370 5.9161
Sale 2,732 5.9223
Sale 17,774 5.9188
Sale 295 Transfer
Sale 3,099 5.9400
Sale 8,443 5.9100
Sale 24,688 5.9219
Sale 3,142 5.9188
Sale 4,379 5.9123
Sale 916 Transfer
Sale 3,099 5.9150
Sale 87,597 5.9223
Sale 18,742 5.9038
Sale 15,212 5.9127
Sale 200 5.9161
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 7296 5.903
CFD Short 1413 5.905
CFD Short 44 5.9206
CFD Short 3111 5.9358
CFD Long 18742 5.9038
CFD Long 15212 5.9126
CFD Long 20916 5.9188
CFD Long 24688 5.9219
CFD Long 87597 5.9223
(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 25 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