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               30 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      62,051,407     3.56%      2,890,460     0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,034,471     0.52%      9,446,879     0.54%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        2,750     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             71,088,628     4.08%      12,337,339    0.71%


(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      40,289               5.4731
Purchase      615                  Transfer
Purchase      3,274                5.5052
Purchase      180                  5.4638
Purchase      8,347                5.4567
Purchase      29,512               5.4858
Purchase      2,300                Transfer
Purchase      714                  Transfer
Purchase      167,573              5.4552
Purchase      188                  5.4377
Sale          40,289               5.4731
Sale          70                   5.5050
Sale          1,345                5.4465
Sale          231                  5.5050
Sale          60,202               5.4722
Sale          2,701                5.4503
Sale          311                  5.4612
Sale          62,342               5.4490
Sale          40,289               5.4731
Sale          111,806              5.4523
Sale          139,396              5.4834
Sale          274                  5.4390
Sale          800                  5.5142
Sale          5,834                Transfer
Sale          58,348               5.5140

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date
28/08/2007   Purchase              71,378  5.3501

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         167573        5.4552
CFD            Short         8347          5.4566
CFD            Short         29512         5.4857
CFD            Short         3274          5.5051
CFD            Long          274           5.4389
CFD            Long          62342         5.449
CFD            Long          111806        5.4522
CFD            Long          60202         5.4721
CFD            Long          40289         5.4731
CFD            Long          139396        5.4834
CFD            Long          58348         5.514
CFD            Long          800           5.5141

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date
Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
28/08/2007    Short            71,378       5.3501


(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                         31 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