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 03 September 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 62,286,306 3.58% 2,782,352 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 9,404,748 0.54% 10,057,829 0.58%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 272,092 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 71,963,146 4.13% 12,840,181 0.74%
(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 536 5.5377
Purchase 102,378 5.5923
Purchase 5,000 5.6183
Purchase 1,000 5.5377
Purchase 2,000 5.5584
Purchase 246 5.6088
Purchase 7,500 5.5953
Purchase 1,294 5.5391
Purchase 534 5.6083
Purchase 25 5.5988
Purchase 600 5.6227
Purchase 1,000 5.5991
Purchase 966 Transfer
Purchase 178 5.6156
Purchase 526 5.5988
Purchase 942 Transfer
Purchase 1,000 5.6248
Purchase 799 5.5391
Purchase 6,444 5.5391
Purchase 271,446 5.5853
Purchase 19,244 5.5803
Purchase 10 Transfer
Purchase 1,083 5.5391
Purchase 1,200 5.5524
Purchase 1,687 5.5700
Purchase 189,744 5.5500
Purchase 3,900 5.6219
Purchase 778 5.6000
Purchase 1,106 5.5391
Sale 916 5.6148
Sale 80,000 5.5700
Sale 1,332 5.5915
Sale 1,000 5.6061
Sale 942 Transfer
Sale 1,744 Transfer
Sale 42,220 5.5718
Sale 8,585 5.5400
Sale 8,634 5.6268
Sale 38,708 5.6135
Sale 4,685 5.5965
Sale 1,000 5.6013
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1200 5.5523
CFD Short 19244 5.5802
CFD Short 271446 5.5852
CFD Short 102378 5.5922
CFD Short 3900 5.6219
CFD Long 42220 5.5718
CFD Long 38708 5.6134
CFD Long 916 5.6147
CFD Long 8634 5.6267
(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 04 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 136,281 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 133,061 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