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 25 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 62,419,931 3.58% 2,819,000 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,362,741 0.14% 2,543,394 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,750 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 64,785,422 3.72% 5,362,394 0.31%
(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 1,697 5.8538
Purchase 726,778 5.9200
Purchase 612 5.8918
Purchase 995 5.8538
Purchase 20,133 5.8491
Purchase 680 5.8918
Purchase 5,875 5.8900
Purchase 45,000 5.8300
Purchase 3,598 5.8954
Purchase 4,194 5.8300
Purchase 33,102 5.8563
Purchase 11,097 5.9050
Purchase 16,860 5.8362
Sale 1,000 5.8911
Sale 236,619 5.8829
Sale 1,114 5.9023
Sale 186 5.8611
Sale 1,676 5.8861
Sale 598 5.8887
Sale 25,919 5.9050
Sale 425 5.8811
Sale 30,888 5.8688
Sale 11,097 5.9050
Sale 11,097 5.9050
Sale 76,610 5.9200
Sale 79,478 5.8847
Sale 8,972 5.8515
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 4194 5.83
CFD Short 16860 5.8361
CFD Short 20133 5.849
CFD Short 33102 5.8562
CFD Short 5875 5.89
CFD Short 3598 5.8953
CFD Short 726778 5.92
CFD Long 8972 5.8515
CFD Long 30888 5.8687
CFD Long 236619 5.8828
CFD Long 79478 5.8847
CFD Long 598 5.8887
CFD Long 91082 5.8962
CFD Long 76610 5.92
(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 26 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