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               09 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       52,527,777     3.05%      4,655,383     0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives     2,664,128     0.15%        518,467     0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         2,150     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              55,194,055     3.21%      5,173,850     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              112              5.1300
Purchase          700,000              5.1100
Purchase            9,829              5.1145
Purchase              750              5.1874
Sale               18,359              5.1476
Sale                  113              5.1275
Sale              100,000              5.1523
Sale               25,000              5.1151
Sale                1,012              5.1100
Sale                  487              5.1281
Sale                  687              5.1281
Sale                1,137              5.1281
Sale                1,750              5.1281
Sale                  700              5.1281
Sale                  500              5.1281
Sale               33,700              5.1100
Sale               40,000              5.1151
Sale                  670              5.1281
Sale                  500              5.1281
Sale                  596              5.1219
Sale                1,375              5.1440
Sale                1,400              5.1281
Sale               95,239              5.1105
Sale               31,922              5.1100
Sale                2,350              5.1219
Sale                9,989              5.1090
Sale                1,200              5.1281
Sale              300,000              5.1548
Sale               12,250              5.1219
Sale                1,187              5.1281
Sale                1,034              5.1281
Sale                1,312              5.1231
Sale                1,400              5.1231
Sale               11,640              5.1100
Sale                  656              5.1219
Sale                  875              5.1281
Sale              700,000              5.1100
Sale                  700              5.1281
Sale                  831              5.1281
Sale                2,012              5.1281
Sale                1,225              5.1281


(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        9829                 5.1144
CFD                 Long         9989                 5.1089
CFD                 Long        31922                 5.1100
CFD                 Long        95239                 5.1104
CFD                 Long         1375                 5.1439
CFD                 Long        18359                 5.1475


(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                         12 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