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