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               05 February 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       52,774,001    3.07%      4,477,846     0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives     2,416,191    0.14%        669,851     0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       196,331    0.01%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              55,386,523    3.22%      5,147,697     0.30%


(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           29,810               5.0960
Purchase            3,000               5.1760
Purchase               18               5.0725
Purchase            3,231               5.0950
Purchase          400,000               5.0974
Purchase            2,001               5.0910
Purchase           64,274               5.0962
Purchase           10,697               5.0335
Purchase           45,000               5.0865
Purchase           10,000               5.0725
Purchase           95,239               5.0688
Sale                1,000               5.0656
Sale                1,487               5.0940
Sale                1,343               5.1206
Sale               50,000               5.0658
Sale                7,231               5.0706
Sale                1,812               5.1206
Sale               15,801               5.0658
Sale                1,124               5.0631
Sale               26,206               5.0925
Sale                  406               5.0656
Sale                  290               5.0950
Sale                2,875               5.1206
Sale                5,148               5.1343
Sale                2,275               5.0656
Sale                3,000               5.1313
Sale                2,187               5.0656
Sale              100,000               5.1462
Sale               32,017               5.0940
Sale                1,450               5.0873
Sale               11,324               5.0658
Sale               50,000               5.0658
Sale                1,925               5.0656
Sale                1,312               5.0940
Sale                1,575               5.0656
Sale              147,206               5.0708
Sale               14,208               5.1640
Sale               74,676               5.0657
Sale                1,575               5.1313
Sale                  800               5.1206
Sale              104,199               5.0657
Sale                1,416               5.1206
Sale                1,200               5.1313
Sale               10,000               5.0590
Sale                6,000               5.0656


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of           Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)       (Note 6)       Securities (Note 7)
CFD                Short          10697               5.0335
CFD                Short          95239               5.0687
CFD                Short          10000               5.0725
CFD                Short          45000               5.0865
CFD                Short           2001               5.0910
CFD                Short          29810               5.0960
CFD                Short          64274               5.0961
CFD                Short           3000               5.1760
CFD                Long           10000               5.0589
CFD                Long          147206               5.0708
CFD                Long           32017               5.0939
CFD                Long            5148               5.1343
CFD                Long           14208               5.1640


(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
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)                                         (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

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)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         06 February 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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)


Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk