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 29 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 60,445,173 3.47% 2,255,075 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,394,085 1.00% 18,083,048 1.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,750 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell
Total 77,841,008 4.47% 20,338,123 1.17%
(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 100 5.5287
Purchase 1,500 5.5234
Purchase 4,000 5.5334
Purchase 448 5.5275
Purchase 1,000 5.4975
Purchase 499 5.5487
Purchase 2,338 5.5287
Purchase 1,258 5.5287
Purchase 176 5.5612
Purchase 459 Transfer
Purchase 905 5.4887
Purchase 1,790 5.5525
Purchase 300 5.5787
Purchase 395 5.5287
Purchase 6,654 5.5261
Purchase 25,876 5.5015
Purchase 35,792 5.5204
Purchase 18,300 5.5211
Purchase 4,300 5.6011
Purchase 82 5.4925
Purchase 1,446 5.5250
Purchase 900 5.5187
Purchase 604 5.5257
Purchase 1,977 5.5250
Purchase 401,889 5.5321
Sale 22,094 5.5493
Sale 353 5.5475
Sale 200 5.5262
Sale 2,695 5.5212
Sale 483 5.5500
Sale 459 Transfer
Sale 837 5.5575
Sale 2,500 5.5400
Sale 12,717 5.5222
Sale 265 5.5175
Sale 50 5.5537
Sale 150,347 5.5265
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 25876 5.5014
CFD Short 35792 5.5203
CFD Short 18300 5.521
CFD Short 604 5.5256
CFD Short 6654 5.526
CFD Short 40188 9 5.532
CFD Short 4300 5.601
CFD Long 110347 5.5215
CFD Long 12717 5.5222
CFD Long 42500 5.54
CFD Long 22094 5.5492
(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 30 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