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               28 February 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       51,121,902     2.96%      4,790,229     0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives     2,504,188     0.15%        447,407     0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,002,150     0.06%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              54,628,240     3.16%      5,237,636     0.30%


(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      11                   5.1264
Purchase      20,719               5.1679
Purchase      68,331               5.1225
Purchase      35,401               5.1135
Purchase      2,519                5.1835
Purchase      8,000                5.1958
Purchase      5                    5.2200
Purchase      18,000               5.1289
Purchase      39,218               5.2148
Purchase      2,751                5.1125
Purchase      25,478               5.1009
Sale          71,180               5.2248
Sale          1,837                5.1219
Sale          19,73                5.1581
Sale          1,837                5.1219
Sale          144                  5.1125
Sale          273,965              5.1125
Sale          13,600               5.1119
Sale          44,283               5.2650
Sale          2,519                5.1915
Sale          15,47                5.1125
Sale          208,206              5.1002
Sale          1,694                5.1265
Sale          27,261               5.1327
Sale          11,949               5.1312
Sale          100,000              5.1149
Sale          390,00               5.1250

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of           Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)       (Note 6)       Securities (Note 7)
CFD              Short          25478 5.1009
CFD              Short          35401 5.1135
CFD              Short          68331 5.1224
CFD              Short          11 5.1263
CFD              Short          18000 5.1289
CFD              Short          20719 5.1679
CFD              Short          2519 5.1835
CFD              Short          8000 5.1957
CFD              Short          39218 5.2147
CFD              Short          5 5.22
CFD              Long           196304 5.0999
CFD              Long           11902 5.1045
CFD              Long           13600 5.1119
CFD              Long           27261 5.1326
CFD              Long           2519 5.1914
CFD              Long           71180 5.2247



(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
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)                                         (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

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.

None



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         01 March 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