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