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               02 August 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       61,701,145    3.54%      3,123,931     0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives     3,944,610    0.23%      3,567,251     0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         2,750    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              65,648,505    3.77%      6,691,182     0.38%


(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      644                  5.6000
Purchase      896                  Transfer
Purchase      70,249               5.6851
Purchase      100                  5.6538
Purchase      41,786               5.6785
Purchase      1,026                5.6573
Purchase      3,293                5.6750
Purchase      10,129               5.7200
Purchase      158,050              5.6833
Purchase      8,400                5.6757
Purchase      8,840                5.7073
Sale          500                  5.6817
Sale          859                  Transfer
Sale          8,498                5.5667
Sale          167                  5.7411
Sale          197                  5.5487
Sale          755                  5.5487
Sale          1,378                5.6650
Sale          600                  5.7161
Sale          70,249               5.7187
Sale          58,475               5.6804
Sale          14,543               5.6489
Sale          1,300                5.7432
Sale          9,008                5.7189
Sale          2,518                5.7200
Sale          332                  5.6589


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         8400          5.6757
CFD            Short         41786         5.6785
CFD            Short         158050        5.6833
CFD            Short         70249         5.685
CFD            Short         8840          5.7072
CFD            Long          14543         5.6488
CFD            Long          332           5.6588
CFD            Long          58475         5.6804
CFD            Long          70249         5.7187
CFD            Long          9008          5.7188
CFD            Long          1300          5.7431

(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         03 August 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

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

Product name,      Written or    Number of Securities to   Exercise Price   Type, e.g.     Expiry Date
e.g. call option   Purchased     which the option or       (Note 2)         American,
                                 derivative relates                         European etc.
Option             Purchased     1,250                     3.9000           EURO           21/12/2007
Option             Purchased     1,000                     6.0000           EURO           21/09/2007
Option             Purchased     500                       3.9000           EURO           21/12/2007

Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the
Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk