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               05 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      61,923,783     3.56%      2,456,463     0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,817,440     0.56%     10,631,610     0.61%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      263,379     0.02%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             72,004,602     4.13%      13,088,073    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      3,000                5.4660
Purchase      1,100                5.4684
Purchase      88                   5.4747
Purchase      1,744                Transfer
Purchase      390                  5.4532
Purchase      130                  Transfer
Purchase      13,943               5.4774
Purchase      6,000                5.4521
Purchase      5,752                5.4666
Purchase      37,907               5.4418
Purchase      12,231               5.4610
Purchase      1,704                5.4911
Purchase      600                  5.4807
Purchase      44,248               5.4624
Purchase      5,752                5.4617
Purchase      151,090              5.4754
Purchase      11,616               5.4700
Purchase      46,076               5.4525
Sale          12,800               5.4773
Sale          1,750                5.5296
Sale          6,000                5.4615
Sale          63,317               5.4558
Sale          2,481                5.4700
Sale          4,054                Transfer
Sale          300                  5.4737
Sale          7,500                5.4562
Sale          5,100                5.4812
Sale          6,782                5.4700
Sale          11,179               5.4690
Sale          114,544              5.4616
Sale          1,214                5.4866
Sale          13,798               5.4422
Sale          580                  5.4875
Sale          5,834                5.4725
Sale          5,752                5.4666
Sale          6,043                5.4990

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         37907         5.4417
CFD            Short         6000          5.452
CFD            Short         46076         5.4524
CFD            Short         12231         5.461
CFD            Short         3000          5.466
CFD            Short         151090        5.4754
CFD            Short         13943         5.4774
CFD            Short         600           5.4806
CFD            Long          13798         5.4422
CFD            Long          63317         5.4557
CFD            Long          6000          5.4614
CFD            Long          114544        5.4616
CFD            Long          11179         5.4689
CFD            Long          12800         5.4773
CFD            Long          5100          5.4811
CFD            Long          1214          5.4866
CFD            Long          6043          5.4989

(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                         06 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   69,043                 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   191,586                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