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