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               31 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      61,805,948      3.55%     2,989,167      0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,621,563      0.21%     3,238,250      0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        2,750      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             65,430,261      3.76%     6,227,417      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      651                  5.7350
Purchase      39,795               5.6966
Purchase      767                  5.7080
Purchase      2,511                5.7080
Purchase      1,293                5.7351
Purchase      1,934                5.6921
Purchase      16,871               5.6500
Purchase      200                  5.7038
Purchase      9,237                5.7350
Purchase      188                  5.6964
Purchase      37,842               5.7237
Purchase      1,619                5.6881
Purchase      61,698               5.7350
Purchase      16,871               5.7075
Purchase      8,616                5.7361
Purchase      1,000                5.7277
Purchase      170                  5.7291
Purchase      20,258               5.7350
Sale          38,129               5.7350
Sale          2,988                5.7389
Sale          66                   5.7135
Sale          714                  5.7317
Sale          1,142                5.7067
Sale          2                    5.7200
Sale          70,000               5.7350
Sale          16,871               5.7075
Sale          16,871               5.7075
Sale          16,871               5.6500
Sale          2,447                5.7350
Sale          21,668               5.7362
Sale          24,451               5.6837
Sale          854                  5.7350
Sale          11,769               5.7168

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         188           5.6964
CFD            Short         39795         5.6965
CFD            Short         37842         5.7236
CFD            Short         8616          5.7361
CFD            Long          11769         5.7168
CFD            Long          2             5.72
CFD            Long          21668         5.7361
CFD            Long          2988          5.7388


(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                         01 August 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