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               14 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      61,871,813      3.55%     2,632,999      0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives    5,750,411      0.33%     5,384,648      0.31%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        2,750      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             67,624,974      3.88%     8,017,647      0.46%


(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      27,331               5.4256
Purchase      6,709                5.4564
Purchase      145                  5.4400
Purchase      1,773                Transfer
Purchase      23,600               5.4480
Purchase      106,207              5.4609
Purchase      1,043                5.4927
Purchase      28,974               5.4471
Purchase      15,570               5.4500
Purchase      243                  Transfer
Purchase      7,792                5.4500
Purchase      53,338               5.4511
Purchase      184                  5.4377
Purchase      100                  5.4377
Sale          1,290                5.4273
Sale          1,773                Transfer
Sale          200                  5.4634
Sale          290                  5.4961
Sale          23,270               5.4663
Sale          29,765               5.4500
Sale          7,213                5.4884
Sale          1,180                5.4878
Sale          89,418               5.5004
Sale          32,282               5.4985
Sale          27,068               5.4974
Sale          6,000                5.4989

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         27331         5.4255
CFD            Short         28974         5.4471
CFD            Short         8443          5.4505
CFD            Short         53338         5.451
CFD            Short         6709          5.4563
CFD            Short         97764         5.4617
CFD            Long          1180          5.4877
CFD            Long          7213          5.4883
CFD            Long          27068         5.4974
CFD            Long          32282         5.4985
CFD            Long          6000          5.4989
CFD            Long          89418         5.5003


(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                         15 August 2007
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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


SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or 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                    390.0000         EURO           21/12/2007



Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), 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