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               13 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       61,818,553    3.55%      2,597,895     0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives     5,587,250    0.32%      5,162,089     0.30%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         2,750    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              67,408,553    3.87%      7,759,984     0.45%


(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      189,076              5.4592
Purchase      95,309               5.4623
Purchase      7,707                5.4510
Purchase      170                  5.4827
Purchase      95,309               5.4623
Purchase      38,517               5.4855
Purchase      20,343               5.4688
Purchase      910                  5.4588
Purchase      392                  5.4806
Purchase      30,000               5.4525
Purchase      15                   Transfer
Purchase      723                  5.4700
Purchase      178                  5.5015
Purchase      1,111                5.5900
Purchase      244,626              5.4760
Purchase      812                  5.4607
Sale          277                  5.4799
Sale          1,750                5.4961
Sale          685                  5.5023
Sale          9                    5.5023
Sale          4,073                5.4897
Sale          10,000               5.4592
Sale          7,446                5.4950
Sale          218,051              5.4900
Sale          95,309               5.4623
Sale          72,684               5.4900
Sale          92,175               5.4957
Sale          2,661                5.4517
Sale          38,598               5.5041
Sale          2,903                5.4598
Sale          3,600                5.4642
Sale          2,602                5.4881

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
10/08/2007 Sale          495                  5.4800

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         23600         5.448
CFD            Short         7707          5.4509
CFD            Short         812           5.4606
CFD            Short         95309         5.4623
CFD            Short         2034          5.4688
CFD            Short         244626        5.476
CFD            Short         392           5.4806
CFD            Long          2661          5.4516
CFD            Long          10000         5.4591
CFD            Long          3600          5.4641
CFD            Long          23270         5.4663
CFD            Long          4073          5.4897

(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                         14 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     1,250                     390.0000         EURO           21/12/2007
Option             Purchased     1,000                     600.0000         EURO           21/09/2007
Option             Purchased     500 3                     90.0000          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