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               04 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      61,849,440     3.55%      2,681,840     0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,583,445     0.55%     10,360,763     0.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      258,635     0.01%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             71,691,520     4.12%      13,042,603     0.75%


(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      26,930               5.5550
Purchase      36,725               5.5539
Purchase      75                   5.5827
Purchase      11,088               5.5561
Purchase      2,500                5.5600
Purchase      220,857              5.5577
Purchase      4,925                5.5483
Purchase      25,039               5.5560
Purchase      1,000                5.5727
Purchase      1,800                5.5357
Sale          10                   5.5862
Sale          561,781              Transfer
Sale          10,899               5.5622
Sale          27,317               Transfer
Sale          25                   5.5892
Sale          20,623               5.5501
Sale          35,819               5.5741
Sale          3,662                5.5515
Sale          107,669              5.5724

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1800          5.5356
CFD            Short         4925          5.5483
CFD            Short         36725         5.5538
CFD            Short         36127         5.556
CFD            Short         220857        5.5577
CFD            Short         20623         5.5501
CFD            Long          3662          5.5515
CFD            Long          10899         5.5621
CFD            Long          107669        5.5724
CFD            Long          35819         5.574
CFD            Long          25            5.5892

(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                         05 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   120,138                 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   135,747                 5.2000          AMER           21/09/2007Notes

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