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               24 October 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      59,215,496     3.40%        2,768,164    0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives   16,968,615     0.97%       16,636,842    0.95%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        1,750     0.00%                0    0.00%
purchase/sell
Total             76,185,861     4.37%       19,405,006    1.11%


(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      5,726                5.7926
Purchase      6,440                5.8100
Purchase      8,532                5.8250
Purchase      15,840               5.8100
Purchase      500                  Transfer
Purchase      29                   5.8159
Purchase      15,238               5.7683
Purchase      1,846                5.5203
Sale          4,200                5.8200
Sale          7,367                5.7900
Sale          1,100                5.8100
Sale          415                  5.8100
Sale          491                  5.7900
Sale          10,142               5.7900
Sale          2,036                5.7900
Sale          412                  5.8100
Sale          1,461                5.7900
Sale          269                  5.7900
Sale          5,800                5.7900
Sale          2,422                5.8065
Sale          550                  5.8062
Sale          379                  5.8212
Sale          1,350                5.4943
Sale          1,750                5.8215
Sale          390                  5.8100
Sale          526                  5.8100
Sale          3,624                5.8100
Sale          390                  5.8100
Sale          25,000               5.8150
Sale          100                  5.5143
Sale          12,079               5.7900
Sale          2,684                5.8089
Sale          10,355               5.7900
Sale          388                  5.8100
Sale          25,000               5.8100
Sale          13,309               5.8100
Sale          594                  5.4937
Sale          266                  5.8150
Sale          2,406                5.8100
Sale          526                  5.8100
Sale          906                  5.8100
Sale          41,707               5.8094
Sale          88,717               5.8165
Sale          24,734               5.8150
Sale          4,487                5.6611
Sale          608                  5.8100


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1846          5.5202
CFD            Short         2369          5.5204
CFD            Short         5726          5.7926
CFD            Short         12869         5.8138
CFD            Short         29            5.8158
CFD            Short         8532          5.825
CFD            Long          100           5.5143
CFD            Long          4487          5.661
CFD            Long          2684          5.8088
CFD            Long          41707         5.8093
CFD            Long          88717         5.8164
CFD            Long          4200          5.82


(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         25 October 2007
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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)


SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   1,250                  390.0000         EURO           21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   500                    390.0000         EURO           21/12/2007

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any  existing agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk