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