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