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               08 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       61,554,120    3.53%      2,857,526     0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives     4,988,972    0.29%      4,304,277     0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         2,750    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              66,545,842    3.82%       7,161,803    0.41%


(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      13,054               5.6898
Purchase      173                  5.6885
Purchase      85                   5.7085
Purchase      117,988              5.6855
Purchase      8,324                5.7000
Purchase      10,129               5.7000
Purchase      18,898               5.7011
Purchase      3,000                5.7061
Purchase      22,116               5.6200
Purchase      300                  5.7335
Purchase      7,754                5.7060
Purchase      1,446                5.6902
Purchase      4,115                5.6508
Purchase      531                  5.6200
Purchase      765                  5.6200
Purchase      11,418               5.7000
Purchase      11,906               5.7060
Sale          44                   5.6861
Sale          1,000                5.7034
Sale          16,001               5.7000
Sale          24,525               5.7000
Sale          2,000                5.7060
Sale          531                  5.6200
Sale          5,426                5.7144
Sale          6,517                5.6890
Sale          50,000               5.6809
Sale          19,449               5.6890
Sale          22,116               5.6200
Sale          41,214               5.7050
Sale          765                  5.6200
Sale          8,324                5.7000
Sale          851                  5.7000
Sale          11,418               5.7000
Sale          33,262               5.7119
Sale          50,000               5.7000

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         4115          5.6508
CFD            Short         117988        5.6855
CFD            Short         18898         5.7011
CFD            Short         7754          5.7059
CFD            Short         11906         5.706
CFD            Short         3000          5.7061
CFD            Long          50000         5.6809
CFD            Long          41214         5.705
CFD            Long          33262         5.7118
CFD            Long          5426          5.7144

(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                         09 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     1,000                     600.0000         EURO           21/09/2007
Option             Purchased     500                       390.0000         EURO           21/12/2007
Option             Purchased     1,250                     390.0000         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