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