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