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 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       61,636,297    3.54%      2,764,741     0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives     5,077,632    0.29%      4,315,698     0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         2,750    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              66,716,679    3.83%      7,080,439     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      6,440                5.6050
Purchase      1,000                5.6585
Purchase      359                  5.5605
Purchase      6,000                5.5838
Purchase      322                  5.5850
Purchase      6,440                5.6050
Purchase      15,570               5.6050
Purchase      727                  5.6739
Purchase      8,856                5.5711
Purchase      14,470               5.6050
Purchase      2,358                5.6739
Purchase      18,366               5.6291
Purchase      5,669                5.6020
Purchase      95,000               5.5750
Purchase      2,243                5.6616
Purchase      727                  5.6739
Sale          500                  5.6373
Sale          298                  5.4938
Sale          300                  5.6060
Sale          322                  5.6611
Sale          500                  5.6023
Sale          6,513                5.6345
Sale          7,624                5.6939
Sale          1,013                5.4938
Sale          1,890                5.6312
Sale          190                  5.4903
Sale          1,684                5.6023
Sale          71,701               5.6414
Sale          5,243                5.6557
Sale          4,092                5.6039
Sale          500                  5.6761

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         8856          5.5711
CFD            Short         322           5.585
CFD            Short         2243          5.6615
CFD            Long          4092          5.6038
CFD            Long          71701         5.6414
CFD            Long          5243          5.6556
CFD            Long          7624          5.6938

(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                         10 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