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