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               30 July 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      61,809,270      3.55%     3,100,858      0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,585,136      0.21%     3,151,809      0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        2,750      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             65,397,156      3.75%     6,252,667      0.36%


(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      4,200                5.6841
Purchase      42                   5.6788
Purchase      70                   5.6688
Purchase      1,243                5.6688
Purchase      1,527                5.6850
Purchase      800                  5.6509
Purchase      80,000               5.6500
Purchase      23,080               5.6828
Purchase      206                  5.6600
Purchase      80,141               5.6618
Purchase      1,480                5.6537
Purchase      1,683                5.7000
Purchase      58,317               5.7100
Sale          1,000                5.6673
Sale          3,000                5.6511
Sale          555                  5.6661
Sale          800                  5.6942
Sale          1,889                5.6900
Sale          84,127               5.6718
Sale          2,260                5.6859
Sale          164,728              5.6611
Sale          188                  5.6489

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         800           5.6508
CFD            Short         1480          5.6536
CFD            Short         80141         5.6618
CFD            Short         23080         5.6828
CFD            Short         4200          5.684
CFD            Long          188           5.6488
CFD            Long          164728        5.661
CFD            Long          84127         5.6717
CFD            Long          2260          5.6858
CFD            Long          800           5.6941


(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)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         31 July 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)


Notes

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