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               07 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       52,844,563      3.07%      4,531,592    0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives     2,684,177      0.16%        669,680    0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         2,150      0.00%        194,181    0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              55,530,890      3.23%      5,395,453    0.31%


(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          49,600              5.2018
Purchase          15,570              5.1950
Purchase          16,127              5.1960
Purchase          38,609              5.1950
Purchase          27,300              5.2079
Purchase         200,000              5.1727
Purchase           1,392              5.2075
Purchase          10,600              5.1950
Sale                 509              5.1981
Sale                 831              5.1957
Sale                   1              5.1884
Sale                 700              5.1931
Sale               1,765              5.1981
Sale             150,000              5.2148
Sale               1,000              5.2163
Sale               6,705              5.1950
Sale               4,450              5.1840
Sale                 222              5.1950
Sale               1,000              5.1834
Sale               1,750              5.2282
Sale               1,087              5.1957
Sale              20,334              5.2160
Sale               8,697              5.1549
Sale               1,350              5.2031
Sale               1,400              5.1956


(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           10600              5.1950
CFD               Short           16127              5.1960
CFD               Short           49600              5.2017
CFD               Short           27300              5.2078
CFD               Long             8697              5.1549
CFD               Long             4450              5.1839
CFD               Long            20334              5.2160


(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                         08 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