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