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               27 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       61,815,028    3.55%      3,238,899     0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives     3,333,033    0.19%      3,042,108     0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         2,750    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              65,150,811    3.74%      6,281,007     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      2,000                5.6938
Purchase      65,191               5.7285
Purchase      1,000                5.6489
Purchase      81,390               5.7010
Purchase      1,666,007            5.7100
Purchase      519                  5.7227
Purchase      1,000                5.6583
Purchase      14,893               5.7036
Purchase      390                  5.7038
Purchase      2,875                5.7096
Purchase      877                  5.6977
Purchase      1,000                5.7138
Purchase      105                  5.7177
Purchase      125                  5.7104
Purchase      17                   5.6977
Purchase      2,983                Transfer
Purchase      240                  5.7027
Purchase      81,390               5.7010
Purchase      2,362                5.7100
Purchase      15,570               5.7100
Purchase      6,430                5.6967
Purchase      12,859               5.7242
Purchase      36,105               5.7029
Purchase      5,231                5.7100
Purchase      1,683                5.7100
Purchase      376                  5.6807
Sale          51,731               5.6975
Sale          1,666,007            5.7100
Sale          1,683                5.7000
Sale          81,390               5.7010
Sale          1,315                5.7184
Sale          10,936               5.6850
Sale          841                  5.6285
Sale          8,245                5.6754
Sale          251                  5.7073
Sale          1,860                5.7089
Sale          13,093               5.7009
Sale          110,839              5.6750
Sale          136,568              5.6955
Sale          75,667               5.6904
Sale          1                    Transfer


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         376           5.6807
CFD            Short         81390         5.7009
CFD            Short         36105         5.7028
CFD            Short         14893         5.7036
CFD            Short         12859         5.7241
CFD            Short         65191         5.7285
CFD            Long          75667         5.6903
CFD            Long          136568        5.6954
CFD            Long          51731         5.6974
CFD            Long          13093         5.7009
CFD            Long          1860          5.7088


(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                         30 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