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               26 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       61,972,837    3.56%      3,441,082     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives     3,054,114    0.18%      2,831,294     0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         2,750    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              65,029,701    3.73%      6,272,376     0.36%


(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      2,011                Transfer
Purchase      1,400                Transfer
Purchase      7                    5.8538
Purchase      271                  Transfer
Purchase      68                   5.8577
Purchase      3,920                5.8665
Purchase      513                  5.7988
Purchase      150                  5.8438
Purchase      169                  5.7838
Purchase      147                  Transfer
Purchase      787                  5.7977
Purchase      2,000                5.7927
Purchase      148                  5.8477
Purchase      1,065                5.8100
Purchase      662                  5.8550
Purchase      25,919               5.9050
Purchase      4,922                5.7974
Purchase      1,558                5.7400
Purchase      251,393              5.7797
Purchase      31,585               5.7662
Sale          10,922               5.8028
Sale          2,305                5.7973
Sale          29,679               5.8184
Sale          24,000               5.8213
Sale          141,440              5.8085
Sale          2,983                Transfer
Sale          468                  5.8523
Sale          25,919               5.9050
Sale          2,000                5.7973
Sale          400                  5.7484
Sale          1,714                5.7980
Sale          37,663               5.7400
Sale          1,511                5.7923
Sale          81,390               5.7390
Sale          1,000                5.7923
Sale          556                  5.8411
Sale          5,897                5.7556
Sale          306,454              5.8423
Sale          6,008                5.7389
Sale          91,480               5.8558
Sale          2,000                5.7484


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         31585         5.7661
CFD            Short         28368         5.7697
CFD            Short         223025        5.7809
CFD            Short         4922          5.7974
CFD            Long          6008          5.7388
CFD            Long          81390         5.7389
CFD            Long          10922         5.8028
CFD            Long          141440        5.8085
CFD            Long          29679         5.8183
CFD            Long          24000         5.8212
CFD            Long          306454        5.8422
CFD            Long          91480         5.8558


(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                         27 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