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