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 16 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 62,688,664 3.60% 2,262,024 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,046,478 0.35% 6,459,590 0.37%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,750 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 68,737,892 3.95% 8,721,614 0.50%
(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 1,202 5.2206
Purchase 58 5.2215
Purchase 188 5.2138
Purchase 300 5.1038
Purchase 438,242 5.1786
Purchase 150 5.1827
Purchase 1,000 5.1315
Purchase 387 5.1227
Purchase 800 5.1258
Purchase 25,000 5.4350
Purchase 125,000 5.2319
Purchase 9,913 5.2020
Purchase 400 5.1038
Purchase 3,637 5.1250
Purchase 49,426 5.1924
Purchase 778 5.3000
Purchase 1,096 5.3000
Purchase 263,703 5.2403
Purchase 47,551 5.2551
Purchase 385 Transfer
Sale 120 5.2120
Sale 365 5.2320
Sale 1,043 5.2919
Sale 1,000 5.3696
Sale 579 5.2060
Sale 521 5.2930
Sale 348 5.3317
Sale 736 5.2070
Sale 3,542 5.1111
Sale 1,500 5.3696
Sale 1,636 5.2930
Sale 179 5.3353
Sale 385 Transfer
Sale 4,135 5.1250
Sale 84,679 5.1545
Sale 10,289 5.2015
Sale 12,300 5.1250
Sale 4,920 5.1250
Sale 104,672 5.1241
Sale 238 5.2710
Sale 103 5.2720
Sale 215 5.3134
Sale 504 5.3623
Sale 450 5.0973
Sale 351 5.2880
Sale 665 5.1353
Sale 153 5.3696
Sale 5,000 5.1161
Sale 1,799 5.2708
Sale 384 5.3696
Sale 878 5.2919
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 800 5.1257
CFD Short 438242 5.1785
CFD Short 49426 5.1924
CFD Short 9913 5.2019
CFD Short 1202 5.2206
CFD Short 263703 5.2402
CFD Short 47551 5.2551
CFD Short 86500 5.3208
CFD Long 104672 5.1241
CFD Long 84679 5.1544
CFD Long 1028 5.2015
(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 17 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