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               31 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      61,852,906     3.55%      3,092,129     0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,314,270     0.53%      9,659,661     0.55%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      228,731     0.01%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             71,395,907     4.10%     12,751,790     0.73%


(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      22,219               5.5400
Purchase      200                  5.5427
Purchase      1,000                5.5427
Purchase      90                   5.5188
Purchase      525                  5.5288
Purchase      1,938                5.5153
Purchase      9,067                5.5400
Purchase      56,175               5.5215
Purchase      58,348               5.5351
Purchase      96,321               5.5220
Purchase      2,919                5.5400
Purchase      1,744                Transfer
Purchase      438                  5.5447
Purchase      2,883                5.5400
Purchase      9,662                5.5400
Purchase      8,589                5.5400
Purchase      2,512                5.5400
Purchase      8,723                5.5400
Purchase      37,723               5.5400
Purchase      10,522               Transfer
Purchase      2,132                5.5400
Sale          1,744                Transfer
Sale          1,993                5.5315
Sale          220,000              5.5300
Sale          17,692               5.5300
Sale          42,499               5.5531
Sale          1,387                5.5304
Sale          7,159                5.5300
Sale          19,952               5.5586
Sale          44                   5.5543
Sale          2,457                Transfer
Sale          48,956               5.5428
Sale          167,085              5.5456
Sale          1,263                5.5116

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1938          5.5153
CFD            Short         56175         5.5215
CFD            Short         96321         5.5219
CFD            Short         58348         5.535
CFD            Long          1263          5.5115
CFD            Long          48956         5.5428
CFD            Long          167085        5.5455
CFD            Long          42499         5.5531
CFD            Long          44            5.5543
CFD            Long          19952         5.5585


(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                         03 September 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   96,624                 6.0000           AMER           21/09/2007
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
Option            Purchased   129,357                5.2000           AMER           21/09/2007

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