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 10 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 61,645,683 3.54% 2,698,716 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,543,646 0.32% 4,769,300 0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,750 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 67,192,079 3.86% 7,468,016 0.43%
(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 363 5.5027
Purchase 11,549 5.4505
Purchase 4,200 Transfer
Purchase 18,483 5.6289
Purchase 367 5.4388
Purchase 2,000 5.4688
Purchase 28,940 5.4900
Purchase 4,539 5.4770
Purchase 24,000 5.6050
Purchase 685 5.5077
Purchase 76 5.4388
Purchase 355 5.5771
Purchase 1,000 5.5027
Purchase 100 5.4788
Purchase 373 5.4938
Purchase 180 5.4438
Purchase 62,744 5.6661
Purchase 32,884 5.6657
Purchase 103,986 5.5879
Purchase 14,677 5.4656
Purchase 169 5.4611
Purchase 60,000 5.4900
Purchase 12,356 5.5961
Sale 285 5.5503
Sale 495 5.4800
Sale 8,705 5.4704
Sale 374 5.4685
Sale 19,806 5.6397
Sale 13,057 5.5981
Sale 11,701 5.4976
Sale 63,564 5.5040
Sale 51,782 5.6509
Sale 83 5.4811
Sale 24,000 5.6050
Sale 30,968 5.6341
Sale 30,00 5.4342
Sale 95,309 5.4890
Sale 476 5.4820
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
09/08/2007 Purchase 18,366 5.6291
09/08/2007 Purchase 5,669 5.6020
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 11549 5.4505
CFD Short 189076 5.4592
CFD Short 169 5.461
CFD Short 14677 5.4655
CFD Short 38517 5.4854
CFD Short 10398 5.5878
CFD Short 32884 5.6656
CFD Short 6274 5.666
CFD Long 30000 5.4341
CFD Long 2903 5.4598
CFD Long 8705 5.4704
CFD Long 95309 5.489
CFD Long 7446 5.495
CFD Long 92175 5.4956
CFD Long 11701 5.4975
CFD Long 63564 5.504
CFD Long 38598 5.5041
CFD Long 13057 5.598
CFD Long 30968 5.6341
CFD Long 19806 5.6397
CFD Long 51782 5.6508
(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 13 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