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 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 60,125,185 3.45% 2,280,331 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,206,427 0.99% 17,589,633 1.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,750 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell
Total 77,333,362 4.44% 19,869,964 1.14%
(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 10,584 5.6591
Purchase 1,754 5.6987
Purchase 375 5.6587
Purchase 353 5.6637
Purchase 862 5.7587
Purchase 871 5.6987
Purchase 269 5.6587
Purchase 2,000 5.6884
Purchase 53 5.6575
Purchase 400 5.6775
Purchase 262 5.6537
Purchase 400 5.6687
Purchase 75,000 5.8021
Purchase 403,991 5.6862
Purchase 6,501 5.6561
Purchase 293,611 5.6966
Purchase 75,000 5.8021
Purchase 11,100 5.6675
Purchase 6,440 5.6550
Sale 92,120 5.7327
Sale 2,891 5.6762
Sale 2,000 5.6565
Sale 1,000 5.6912
Sale 4,000 5.6542
Sale 9,800 5.6700
Sale 437 5.6562
Sale 1,764 5.7712
Sale 673 5.6512
Sale 1,754 5.6565
Sale 4,000 5.7462
Sale 29,058 5.6882
Sale 15,070 5.6838
Sale 2,000 5.6765
Sale 8,562 5.6550
NB: the below transactions which were previously reported have been cancelled.
Deal Date Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
24/10/2007 Purchase 150,000 5.8021
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 6501 5.656
CFD Short 11100 5.6674
CFD Short 403991 5.6862
CFD Short 293611 5.6966
CFD Long 4000 5.6541
CFD Long 9800 5.67
CFD Long 15070 5.6837
CFD Long 29058 5.6881
CFD Long 92120 5.7327
(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 29 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