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 15 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 61,963,137 3.56% 2,624,918 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,846,838 0.34% 5,562,253 0.32%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,750 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 67,812,725 3.89% 8,187,171 0.47%
(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 51,878 5.4345
Purchase 180 5.4338
Purchase 1,000 5.4288
Purchase 500 Transfer
Purchase 9,382 5.4405
Purchase 4,295 5.4500
Purchase 3,812 5.4267
Purchase 103,386 5.4375
Purchase 9,147 5.4211
Purchase 11,094 5.4350
Sale 294 5.4284
Sale 508 5.4142
Sale 500 5.4311
Sale 4,295 5.4500
Sale 231 5.4223
Sale 41,277 5.4411
Sale 352 5.4142
Sale 9,147 5.4189
Sale 243 5.4362
Sale 36,948 5.4362
Sale 1,606 5.4189
Sale 7,449 5.4600
Sale 500 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 9147 5.421
CFD Short 3812 5.4267
CFD Short 51878 5.4344
CFD Short 103386 5.4374
CFD Short 9382 5.4404
CFD Long 10753 5.4189
CFD Long 36948 5.4362
CFD Long 41277 5.4411
CFD Long 7449 5.46
(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 16 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